1950 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 3rd (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 123.2%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Geelong (Semi Final)
Players: 35
Brownlow Leader(s): Denis Cordner (12)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Denis Cordner (33)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s): Denis Cordner

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Shane McGrath
Vice-Captain(s): Alby Rodda

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Arnold, Lance #29 17 R01-R08, R10, R12-R18, SF 0
Bedford, Dave #26 4 R02-R03, R16-R17 0
Bickford, George #16 18 R01-R16, R18, SF 3
Bowman, Gordon #11 1 R01 0
Carlon, Ken #23 14 R01-R03, R05-R11, R15-R16, R18, SF 2
Collins, Geoff #3 15 R05-R18, SF 1
Cordner, Denis #1 19 R01-R18, SF 36
Cordner, Don #21 16 R01-R04, R08-R18, SF 5
Craddock, Eddie #6 7 R01, R06, R08-R10, R18, SF 8
Deans, Billy #5 13 R01-R07, R12-R14, R17-R18, SF 2
Dockett, Len #32 17 R01-R10, R12-R13, R15-R18, SF 22
Heywood, Doug #8 15 R01-R11, R14-R17 10
Hiscock, Jack #4 4 R03-R05, R07 3
Hutchins, Ray #24 1 R17 0
Jackson, Eddie #7 8 R01-R06, R18, SF 2
Jeffers, Max #15 6 R06-R07, R11-R14 5
Johnston, Bob #14 8 R11-R18 0
Lourey, Greg #28 2 R09, R12 0
Love, Colin #19 2 R13-R14 0
McGivern, Geoff #17 18 R01-R08, R10-R18, SF 11
McGowan, Allan #20 10 R01-R07, R10-R11, R17 4
McGrath, Shane #22 19 R01-R18, SF 0
McKenzie, Bob #2 13 R01, R08-R18, SF 22
McMahen, Noel #35 19 R01-R18, SF 0
Mueller, Jack #36 5 R15-R18, SF 20
O'Toole, Con #9 4 R04, R13-R15 0
Paynter, Nevin #18 1 R14 0
Pound, Arthur #34 7 R08-R13, R15 12
Rodda, Alby #30 18 R02-R18, SF 10
Rollason, Ken #27 5 R01-R04, R09 13
Rule, Stan #31 17 R01-R11, R14-R18, SF 4
Spencer, Stuart #12 16 R01-R02, R04-R05, R07-R18 5
Spittle, Max #13 12 R03-R12, R15, SF 0
Thomson, Jack #33 14 R02, R05-R09, R11-R14, R16-R18, SF 15
Woods, Mike #37 15 R01-R13, R16, SF 0

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
La Fontaine, Allan 19 12 -0- 7 R01-R18, SF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
22/04/1950 Round 1 Carlton HOME WIN MEL by 20 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
29/04/1950 Round 2 Richmond AWAY WIN MEL by 1 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
06/05/1950 Round 3 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 24 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
13/05/1950 Round 4 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 3 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
20/05/1950 Round 5 Footscray AWAY WIN MEL by 16 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
27/05/1950 Round 6 Fitzroy HOME WIN MEL by 51 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
03/06/1950 Round 7 Hawthorn AWAY WIN MEL by 48 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
12/06/1950 Round 8 Collingwood HOME WIN MEL by 46 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
17/06/1950 Round 9 South Melbourne AWAY WIN MEL by 34 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
24/06/1950 Round 10 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 9 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
01/07/1950 Round 11 St Kilda AWAY WIN MEL by 14 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
08/07/1950 Round 12 Carlton AWAY WIN MEL by 11 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
15/07/1950 Round 13 Richmond HOME WIN MEL by 30 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
22/07/1950 Round 14 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 23 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
05/08/1950 Round 15 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 26 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
12/08/1950 Round 16 Footscray HOME WIN MEL by 3 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
19/08/1950 Round 17 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 5 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
26/08/1950 Round 18 Hawthorn HOME WIN MEL by 96 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath
02/09/1950 Semi Final Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 44 Allan La Fontaine Shane McGrath