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 15.15 d. Melbourne 5.12
Media
Football Record R6 1944