1950 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1950 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 112

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon
Runners-Up: North Melbourne
Minor Premiers: Essendon
Brownlow Medallist(s): Allan Ruthven (Fitzroy)
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): John Coleman (Essendon)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Essendon (P) 1st 17 -0- 1 162.2% Bill Hutchison (15) John Coleman (112)
North Melbourne (R) 2nd 13 -0- 5 123.4% Ted Jarrard, Jock McCorkell, Jock Spencer (6) Jock Spencer (76)
Melbourne 3rd 12 -0- 6 123.2% Denis Cordner (12) Denis Cordner (33)
Geelong 4th 10 -0- 8 124.4% Fred Flanagan (18) George Goninon (38)
Fitzroy 5th 10 -0- 8 110.5% Allan Ruthven (21) Eddie Hart (50)
Richmond 6th 10 -0- 8 102.0% Bill Morris (17) Ray Poulter (56)
Collingwood 7th 9 -0- 9 110.4% Neil Mann, Bob Rose (10) Lou Richards (35)
Carlton 8th 8 -1- 9 93.3% Ollie Grieve (12) Ken Baxter (43)
St Kilda 9th 8 -1- 9 86.3% Bruce Phillips (17) Peter Bennett (59)
Footscray 10th 5 -0- 13 91.7% Charlie Sutton (17) Bill Wood (45)
South Melbourne 11th 5 -0- 13 75.5% Billy Williams (10) Gordon Lane (47)
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 18 49.8% Jim Robison (8) Gordon Anderson (21)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 13
Goal Umpire 4
Boundary Umpire 4

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/04/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 91 - 71 33,077
SAT 22/04/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 39 - 119 10,000
SAT 22/04/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 64 - 70 20,000
SAT 22/04/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 74 - 83 13,500
SAT 22/04/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 96 - 76 20,000
SAT 22/04/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 74 - 64 20,000

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/04/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 72 - 73 25,000
SAT 29/04/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 125 - 92 20,200
SAT 29/04/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 126 - 110 30,500
SAT 29/04/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 181 - 76 22,000
SAT 29/04/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 144 - 35 10,000
SAT 29/04/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 107 - 65 22,300

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/05/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 83 - 59 18,000
SAT 06/05/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 64 - 119 23,000
SAT 06/05/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 70 - 81 30,000
SAT 06/05/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 81 - 103 20,000
SAT 06/05/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 69 - 59 17,000
SAT 06/05/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 102 - 33 10,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/05/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 67 - 70 22,894
SAT 13/05/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 117 - 106 29,000
SAT 13/05/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 135 - 64 18,000
SAT 13/05/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 80 - 78 30,000
SAT 13/05/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 123 - 57 12,500
SAT 13/05/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 48 - 67 9,000

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/05/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 89 - 105 12,500
SAT 20/05/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 79 - 80 23,000
SAT 20/05/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 74 - 55 47,000
SAT 20/05/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 78 - 110 33,000
SAT 20/05/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 96 - 93 14,000
SAT 20/05/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 129 - 48 8,500

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/05/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 95 - 44 21,311
SAT 27/05/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 135 - 41 24,000
SAT 27/05/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 109 - 106 16,500
SAT 27/05/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 86 - 71 25,000
SAT 27/05/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 134 - 74 9,500
SAT 27/05/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 98 - 107 24,000

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/06/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 48 - 96 8,000
SAT 03/06/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 79 - 74 26,000
SAT 03/06/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 68 - 74 22,000
SAT 03/06/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 127 - 63 27,000
SAT 03/06/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 49 - 93 14,000
SAT 03/06/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 67 - 139 19,000

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/06/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 71 - 76 46,500
SAT 10/06/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 125 - 62 13,000
SAT 10/06/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 61 - 93 14,000
MON 12/06/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 105 - 59 55,002
MON 12/06/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 77 - 60 30,000
MON 12/06/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 101 - 96 22,000

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/06/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 60 - 94 16,000
SAT 17/06/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 98 - 99 23,500
SAT 17/06/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 147 - 61 14,000
SAT 17/06/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 97 - 71 28,000
SAT 17/06/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 84 - 51 13,000
SAT 17/06/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 66 - 98 24,500

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/06/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 63 - 72 55,682
SAT 24/06/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 53 - 73 12,000
SAT 24/06/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 111 - 116 10,000
SAT 24/06/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 102 - 68 17,500
SAT 24/06/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 101 - 86 15,500
SAT 24/06/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 90 - 94 17,300

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/07/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 53 - 67 23,000
SAT 01/07/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 135 - 55 16,500
SAT 01/07/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 73 - 98 19,000
SAT 01/07/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 90 - 48 22,000
SAT 01/07/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 108 - 62 17,000
SAT 01/07/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 100 - 25 10,000

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/07/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 63 - 74 21,500
SAT 08/07/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 111 - 36 13,000
SAT 08/07/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 89 - 61 19,000
SAT 08/07/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 59 - 76 14,000
SAT 08/07/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 117 - 74 14,500
SAT 08/07/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 70 - 57 23,000

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/07/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 94 - 64 37,000
SAT 15/07/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 76 - 79 16,000
SAT 15/07/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 90 - 80 25,000
SAT 15/07/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 57 - 149 16,000
SAT 15/07/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 71 - 84 9,000
SAT 15/07/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 108 - 85 17,000

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/07/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 32 - 55 34,665
SAT 22/07/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 62 - 45 18,000
SAT 22/07/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 46 - 36 14,000
SAT 29/07/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 79 - 116 30,500
SAT 29/07/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 78 - 88 18,000
SAT 29/07/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 78 - 80 9,000

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/08/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 92 - 66 15,500
SAT 05/08/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 104 - 70 18,000
SAT 05/08/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 69 - 71 13,000
SAT 05/08/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 104 - 47 9,000
SAT 05/08/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 74 - 77 9,000
SAT 05/08/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 117 - 20 9,000

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/08/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 101 - 98 17,315
SAT 12/08/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 75 - 81 26,000
SAT 12/08/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 83 - 83 10,500
SAT 12/08/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 135 - 78 24,000
SAT 12/08/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 89 - 140 11,000
SAT 12/08/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 80 - 154 7,000

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/08/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 52 - 47 12,500
SAT 19/08/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 54 - 48 12,000
SAT 19/08/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 92 - 79 10,000
SAT 19/08/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 102 - 94 33,500
SAT 19/08/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 94 - 103 6,500
SAT 19/08/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 109 - 100 16,000

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/08/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 156 - 60 10,255
SAT 26/08/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 74 - 86 22,500
SAT 26/08/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 82 - 70 10,000
SAT 26/08/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 55 - 136 27,000
SAT 26/08/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 66 - 90 16,000
SAT 26/08/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 64 - 62 12,000

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/09/1950 2:30 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 44 - 88 54,817

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/09/1950 2:30 PM Essendon v North Melbourne MCG 80 - 77 75,433

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/09/1950 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Geelong MCG 100 - 83 73,539

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/09/1950 2:50 PM Essendon v North Melbourne MCG 92 - 54 85,869