Match Recap
Round 7·Sat, 17-Jun-1944 2:30 PM·Western Oval·15,000 att.
Footscray
9.13 (67)
vs
South Melbourne
8.10 (58)
Footscray won by 9

Footscray defeated South Melbourne 67–58, by 9 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when Footscray outscored South Melbourne 27–1.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray2.5 (17)6.8 (44)7.11 (53)9.13 (67)9.13 (67)
South Melbourne2.1 (13)2.2 (14)3.9 (27)8.10 (58)8.10 (58)

Footscray — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#28 Alf Benison1
#2 Alan Collins1
#16 Merv Dudley
#21 Herb Esse
#5 Ron Grove
#9 Pat Hand
#7 Harry Hickey
#12 Bill Houston
#27 Len McCankie
#21 George McLaren
#6 Bert McTaggart
#31 Bill McTaggart
#14 Jim Miller
#3 Arthur Olliver1
#10 Joe Ryan1
#30 George Tribe3
#25 Tom Tribe
#35 Joe Weldon
#28 Bill Wood2

South Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#23 Stan Brown1
#8 Vic Castles1
#20 Jim Cleary
#30 Jack Dempsey
#25 Norm Duncan2
#2 Dave Engellenner
#27 Jack Graham1
#17 Don Grossman1
#29 Jack Hacker
#16 Ron Hartridge
#5 Brian Kelly1
#12 Billy King
#33 Alan Linden
#7 Bob Matlock
#4 Jack Oatey
#10 Max Rippon
#9 Keith Smith
#22 Ted Whitfield1
#32 Jack Williams