Round 5, 1944
Melbourne vs St. Kilda
Saturday 3 June
Venue: Punt Road
Attendance: 8,000
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 0.3 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 10.13.73 |
| St. Kilda | 3.4 | 4.5 | 13.7 | 13.8.86 |
St. Kilda win by 13 points
Goalkickers: Fred Fanning 4, Billy Deans 2, Esmond Downey 1, Gordon Kramer 1, Norm Smith 1, Percy Taylor 1
Milestones:
First game
Lloyd Bennett
Last game
Norm Matthews
Darcy Walsh
200 games
Percy Beames
After a win against the rebuilding Geelong a week earlier Melbourne came back to earth against St Kilda. The Seasiders kicked away with a nine goal to two third quarter, and despite only kicking a point in the last quarter the Demons had left themselves too much to do.
Seconds
St Kilda 15.16 d. Melbourne 5.12
Notes
St Kilda's score in the Seconds was originally reported as 15.15 before being amended by the VFL Seconds' Secretary.
Media
Football Record R6 1944