1949 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1949 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1949 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Don Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.
Geelong
J. Bailey, D. Bauer, D. Brown, W. Canning, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, A. Irvine, R. Lunn, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, R. Renfrey, W. Russell, N. Scott, B. Smith, I. Toyne, L. Turner, L. White
Melbourne
Don Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, E. Craddock, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, D. Heywood, A. McGowan, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, N. McMahen, A. Rodda, E. Roscoe, S. Rule, M. Spittle
Geelong (21.19.145) defeated Melbourne (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (9), D. Brown (6), A. Irvine (3), W. Russell (2), R. Renfrey
Melbourne: D. Cordner (3), E. Craddock (3), B. McKenzie (3), A. Dullard (2), N. McMahen
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 April 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
25,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 7 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 13 | 21 | . | 19 | 21 | . | 19 | (145) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | GEEL by 14 | MELB by 1 | GEEL by 46 | GEEL by 62 | GEEL by 62 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Don Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bailey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 31 | Canning, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Toyne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 19 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McGowan, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Roscoe, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||