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 |
| richmond | 11.18 (84) | st kilda | 7.11 (53) | punt road oval | 16000 | 1 july 1944 |
| footscray | 8.15 (63) | melbourne | 8.13 (61) | western oval | 13000 | 1 july 1944 |
| collingwood | 15.12 (102) | geelong | 9.13 (67) | victoria park | 6000 | 1 july 1944 |
| south melbourne | 15.12 (102) | hawthorn | 11.11 (77) | junction oval | 12000 | 1 july 1944 |
| fitzroy | 12.11 (83) | essendon | 11.17 (83) | brunswick street oval | 17000 | 1 july 1944 |
| north melbourne | 11.15 (81) | carlton | 7.10 (52) | arden street oval | 16000 | 1 july 1944 |
Title:
1944 vfl season
Statement:
western oval venue recorded a higher crowd participation than that of the brunswick street oval venue
Answer:
refuted