Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 3-Jun-1944 2:30 PM·Junction Oval·15,000 att.
South Melbourne
10.12 (72)
vs
North Melbourne
10.13 (73)
North Melbourne won by 1

North Melbourne defeated South Melbourne 73–72, by 1 point after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when South Melbourne outscored North Melbourne 41–8.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne2.7 (19)4.7 (31)10.12 (72)10.12 (72)10.12 (72)
North Melbourne1.2 (8)5.4 (34)6.6 (42)10.13 (73)10.13 (73)

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 Brown———————————————
#8 Vic Castles———————————————
#20 Jim Cleary———————————————
#19 Charlie Culph—————1—————————
#30 Jack Dempsey———————————————
#28 Ken Dineen—————1—————————
#2 Dave Engellenner———————————————
#27 Jack Graham—————1—————————
#17 Don Grossman———————————————
#29 Jack Hacker———————————————
#16 Ron Hartridge—————4—————————
#15 Les Hazelwood———————————————
#5 Brian Kelly———————————————
#12 Billy King—————1—————————
#33 Alan Linden———————————————
#7 Bob Matlock———————————————
#4 Jack Oatey—————1—————————
#14 Reg Richards———————————————
#9 Keith Smith—————1—————————

North 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
#1 Dick Abikhair———————————————
#8 Jack Allister———————————————
#16 Don Condon———————————————
#12 Alan Crawford—————1—————————
#22 Les Crosbie———————————————
#4 Alf Crump—————1—————————
#11 Lance Dobson———————————————
#5 Syd Dyer—————2—————————
#15 Kevin Dynon—————1—————————
#21 Fred Fairweather———————————————
#9 Bill Findlay—————3—————————
#10 Jack Harrison—————1—————————
#20 Keith McKenzie———————————————
#30 Jack Moran———————————————
#28 Dally OBrien—————1—————————
#19 Jim Patterson———————————————
#3 Tom Roulent———————————————
#29 Ron Smith———————————————
#13 Ken Watkins———————————————