Give you a statement and table with its title in Markdown format, please determine whether the statement is supported or refuted by, or is unrelated to the table. It'a binary classification problem, you should choose the answer between supported and refuted. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| home team | home team score | away team | away team score | venue | crowd | date |
| hawthorn | 17.17 (119) | st kilda | 8.15 (63) | glenferrie oval | 8000 | 20 july 1940 |
| fitzroy | 16.17 (113) | north melbourne | 9.13 (67) | brunswick street oval | 10000 | 20 july 1940 |
| essendon | 13.17 (95) | footscray | 13.13 (91) | windy hill | 17000 | 20 july 1940 |
| richmond | 13.9 (87) | melbourne | 13.16 (94) | punt road oval | 21000 | 20 july 1940 |
| geelong | 23.18 (156) | collingwood | 12.19 (91) | corio oval | 8500 | 20 july 1940 |
| south melbourne | 17.11 (113) | carlton | 14.14 (98) | lake oval | 8000 | 20 july 1940 |
Title:
1940 vfl season
Statement:
the attendance of essendon (home) versus footscray (away) was 17000
Answer:
supported