Round 1, 1944 · Western Oval (Whitten Oval) · Saturday 6 May 1944, 2:45pm
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 37 | 66 | 77 | 113 |
| Geelong | 0 | 8 | 35 | 55 |
Crowd 9,000. Coaches: Arthur Olliver and Tom Arklay. Umpires: Frank Spokes.
| Don Henderson (debut) | 17 | 0 |
| Bill McTaggart | 31 | 0 |
| Pat Hand | 9 | 0 |
| Bert McTaggart | 6 | 0 |
| George Tribe | 30 | 0 |
| Pat Cahill | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Thoms | 1 | 0 |
| Arthur Olliver | 3 | 0 |
| Len McCankie | 27 | 0 |
| Ron Grove | 5 | 0 |
| Ted Ellis | 15 | 0 |
| Alan Collins | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Tribe | 25 | 0 |
| Bill Houston | 12 | 1 |
| Jim Miller | 14 | 1 |
| Merv Dudley | 16 | 2 |
| Joe Ryan | 10 | 2 |
| Jim Greenham | 20 | 4 |
| Harry Hickey | 7 | 5 |
| George Gniel | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Munday (debut) | 15 | 0 |
| Harry Beasley (debut) | 14 | 0 |
| Lindsay White | 7 | 0 |
| Pat Leahy | 28 | 0 |
| Lionel Barclay (debut) | 12 | 0 |
| Neil Tucker | 20 | 0 |
| Jack Tuohill (debut) | 5 | 0 |
| Ralph Patman | 10 | 0 |
| Jack Butcher | 1 | 0 |
| Bob McHenry | 27 | 0 |
| Jim Fitzgerald (debut) | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Sing (debut) | 24 | 0 |
| Wally Southern | 22 | 1 |
| Vic Nankervis | 23 | 1 |
| Jim Howie (debut) | 30 | 1 |
| Colin Graham | 11 | 1 |
| Doug Brown | 8 | 2 |
| George Dougherty | 6 | 2 |
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