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 | 12.16 (88) | st kilda | 12.16 (88) | glenferrie oval | 6000 | 12 august 1944 |
| footscray | 12.6 (78) | north melbourne | 11.8 (74) | western oval | 16000 | 12 august 1944 |
| fitzroy | 16.10 (106) | richmond | 7.14 (56) | brunswick street oval | 22000 | 12 august 1944 |
| melbourne | 8.21 (69) | geelong | 8.8 (56) | punt road oval | 4500 | 12 august 1944 |
| south melbourne | 16.10 (106) | collingwood | 8.22 (70) | junction oval | 7500 | 12 august 1944 |
| essendon | 6.9 (45) | carlton | 14.20 (104) | windy hill | 20000 | 12 august 1944 |
Title:
1944 vfl season
Statement:
melbourne home team and south melbourne both played games after the 12 august 1944 in the 1944 vfl season
Answer:
refuted