1944 Games · 1944 Player Statistics

Melbourne 70 – 67 Sydney

← · 1944 · Round 10 · 08/07/1944 2:30 · Punt Rd · Crowd 10000 · →

Melbourne 3.3.216.5.419.8.6210.10.70
Sydney 3.2.205.7.376.9.459.13.67
Qrt margin ME by 1ME by 4ME by 17ME by 3
Qrt scores ME 21-20ME 20-17ME 21-8SY 22-8
Field umpires Henry Hooper (10)

Melbourne Match Statistics (70) — Coach: Percy Beames

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
14 George Archibald
24 Percy Beames 2
19 Lloyd Bennett 1
22 Tony Bizzaca
21 Don Cordner
5 Billy Deans
36 Es Downey 2
2 Roy Dowsing
6 Fred Fanning 1
20 Bob Herbert
26 Doug Heywood
3 Ron Irwin
25 Col McLean
16 Hughie McPherson 1
32 Jack Minnis
12 Jack Mueller 1
9 Ivan Porter 2
4 Norm Smith
39 Jack Stock
Totals 10
Opposition 9

Sydney Match Statistics (67) — Coach: Joe Kelly

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
8 Vic Castles
20 Jim Cleary
19 Charlie Culph 4
24 Jack Danckert
25 Norm Duncan
18 Lou Frost
27 Jack Graham 1
17 Don Grossman 1
29 Jack Hacker
16 Ron Hartridge 1
0 Gerry Hayes
5 Brian Kelly
12 Billy King
33 Alan Linden 1
4 Jack Oatey
14 Reg Richards
10 Max Rippon
6 Jack Sheedy 1
22 Ted Whitfield
Totals 9
Opposition 10

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
14 George Archibald 24y 276d 34 (13-0-21 38.24%) 3 (0.09) ← ←
24 Percy Beames 32y 347d 205 (109-1-95 53.41%) 313 (1.53) ← ←
19 Lloyd Bennett 28y 91d 4 (1-0-3 25.00%) 1 (0.25) ← ←
22 Tony Bizzaca 23y 53d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ← ← debut
21 Don Cordner 22y 169d 39 (16-0-23 41.03%) 4 (0.10) ← ←
5 Billy Deans 21y 219d 28 (10-0-18 35.71%) 14 (0.50) 27 (10-0-17 37.04%) 13 (0.48)
36 Es Downey 20y 332d 8 (3-0-5 37.50%) 4 (0.50) ← ←
2 Roy Dowsing 28y 259d 64 (36-0-28 56.25%) 39 (0.61) ← ←
6 Fred Fanning 22y 246d 45 (19-0-26 42.22%) 166 (3.69) ← ←
20 Bob Herbert 25y 119d 25 (10-0-15 40.00%) 32 (1.28) 20 (10-0-10 50.00%) 30 (1.50)
26 Doug Heywood 19y 209d 13 (6-0-7 46.15%) 11 (0.85) ← ←
3 Ron Irwin 20y 259d 11 (3-0-8 27.27%) ← ←
25 Col McLean 23y 338d 31 (18-0-13 58.06%) ← ←
16 Hughie McPherson 25y 322d 49 (19-0-30 38.78%) 18 (0.37) 36 (14-0-22 38.89%) 14 (0.39)
32 Jack Minnis 22y 164d 20 (10-0-10 50.00%) 6 (0.30) ← ←
12 Jack Mueller 28y 303d 156 (97-1-58 62.50%) 235 (1.51) ← ←
9 Ivan Porter 25y 304d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) 2 (2.00) ← ← debut
4 Norm Smith 28y 230d 144 (95-1-48 66.32%) 429 (2.98) ← ←
39 Jack Stock 20y 244d 4 (2-0-2 50.00%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 217d 882 (469-3-410 53.34%) 1277 (1.45)
C Percy Beames 32y 347d 40 (15-0-25 37.50%) ←

Sydney Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Sydney Games (W-D-L W%) Sydney Goals (Ave.)
8 Vic Castles 26y 186d 42 (23-0-19 54.76%) 48 (1.14) ← ←
20 Jim Cleary 29y 361d 162 (76-1-85 47.22%) 6 (0.04) ← ←
19 Charlie Culph 23y 258d 19 (11-0-8 57.89%) 55 (2.89) ← ← final game
24 Jack Danckert 21y 364d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) ← ←
25 Norm Duncan 21y 205d 5 (1-0-4 20.00%) 4 (0.80) ← ←
18 Lou Frost 27y 166d 5 (4-0-1 80.00%) ← ←
27 Jack Graham 28y 62d 142 (62-1-79 44.01%) 121 (0.85) ← ←
17 Don Grossman 23y 194d 35 (21-0-14 60.00%) 6 (0.17) ← ←
29 Jack Hacker 30y 80d 110 (41-0-69 37.27%) 7 (0.06) ← ←
16 Ron Hartridge 24y 243d 33 (19-0-14 57.58%) 33 (1.00) 18 (10-0-8 55.56%) 22 (1.22)
0 Gerry Hayes 29y 242d 22 (7-1-14 34.09%) 3 (0.14) 6 (0-0-6 0.00%) final game
5 Brian Kelly 26y 346d 67 (31-0-36 46.27%) 14 (0.21) ← ←
12 Billy King 23y 326d 57 (32-0-25 56.14%) 10 (0.18) ← ←
33 Alan Linden 27y 72d 31 (14-0-17 45.16%) 18 (0.58) ← ←
4 Jack Oatey 23y 314d 5 (1-0-4 20.00%) 4 (0.80) ← ← final game
14 Reg Richards 26y 207d 69 (28-0-41 40.58%) 10 (0.14) ← ←
10 Max Rippon 23y 271d 6 (2-0-4 33.33%) 4 (1-0-3 25.00%)
6 Jack Sheedy 17y 284d 5 (2-0-3 40.00%) 6 (1.20) ← ←
22 Ted Whitfield 28y 25d 29 (7-0-22 24.14%) 7 (0.24) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 25y 202d 846 (383-3-460 45.45%) 352 (0.42)
C Joe Kelly 37y 31d 124 (56-0-68 45.16%) 55 (27-0-28 49.09%)

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.