Match Recap
Round 16·Sat, 4-Aug-1945 2:45 PM·Western Oval·27,000 att.
Footscray
7.13 (55)
vs
South Melbourne
8.8 (56)
South Melbourne won by 1

South Melbourne defeated Footscray 56–55, by 1 point after a nailbiter. The match turned in the last quarter, when South Melbourne outscored Footscray 22–1.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray1.5 (11)3.8 (26)7.12 (54)7.13 (55)7.13 (55)
South Melbourne0.1 (1)3.3 (21)5.4 (34)8.8 (56)8.8 (56)

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 Allan Broadway1
#16 Merv Dudley
#19 Reg Evenden
#18 Harry Gingell
#20 Jim Greenham
#5 Ron Grove
#7 Harry Hickey
#11 Allan Jacobsen1
#23 Del Kennedy
#12 Merv Laffey
#27 Len McCankie
#21 George McLaren
#31 Bill McTaggart
#14 Jim Miller
#3 Arthur Olliver2
#10 Joe Ryan1
#30 George Tribe2
#25 Tom Tribe
#35 Col Witney

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
#15 Tom Calder
#8 Vic Castles1
#20 Jim Cleary
#30 Jack Dempsey
#33 George Dougherty1
#27 Jack Graham
#17 Don Grossman
#16 Ron Hartridge
#5 Brian Kelly
#12 Billy King
#31 Alan Linden1
#7 Bob Matlock
#1 Herbie Matthews
#10 Jimmy McKnight
#25 Laurie Nash3
#14 Reg Richards
#9 Keith Smith1
#32 Jack Williams
#4 William Williams1