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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#23 Stan Brown
#8 Vic Castles
#20 Jim Cleary
#19 Charlie Culph1
#30 Jack Dempsey
#28 Ken Dineen1
#2 Dave Engellenner
#27 Jack Graham1
#17 Don Grossman
#29 Jack Hacker
#16 Ron Hartridge4
#15 Les Hazelwood
#5 Brian Kelly
#12 Billy King1
#33 Alan Linden
#7 Bob Matlock
#4 Jack Oatey1
#14 Reg Richards
#9 Keith Smith1

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 Crawford1
#22 Les Crosbie
#4 Alf Crump1
#11 Lance Dobson
#5 Syd Dyer2
#15 Kevin Dynon1
#21 Fred Fairweather
#9 Bill Findlay3
#10 Jack Harrison1
#20 Keith McKenzie
#30 Jack Moran
#28 Dally OBrien1
#19 Jim Patterson
#3 Tom Roulent
#29 Ron Smith
#13 Ken Watkins