1949 VFL Round 4: South Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1949 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1949 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Bert Lucas captained the hosts.
Don Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.
South Melbourne
B. Lucas (capt.), R. Barry, P. Bourke, F. Brew, J. Bruce, G. Caris, W. Chambers, R. Clegg, L. Crane, E. Dornau, A. Fox, J. Garrick, J. Graham, R. Harley, L. Jarry, D. Jones, A. Miller, T. Ryan, L. Spokes, B. Williams
Melbourne
Don Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bowman, K. Carlon, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, E. Craddock, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, A. McGowan, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, N. McMahen, A. Rodda, K. Rollason, E. Roscoe, M. Spittle, B. Stone
South Melbourne (8.11.59) defeated Melbourne (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: A. Miller (3), R. Clegg (2), F. Brew, A. Fox, D. Jones
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (3), A. Dullard (2), L. Arnold, E. Craddock
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 7 May 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Melbourne
Score:
8.11.59 - 7.9.51
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | SMLB by 4 | SMLB by 31 | SMLB by 15 | SMLB by 8 | SMLB by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(South Melbourne),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bert Lucas
(South Melbourne),
Don Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
N. Egan
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bourke, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bruce, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Caris, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fox, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Jarry, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jones, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Lucas, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Carlon, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McGowan, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rollason, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Roscoe, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Stone, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 9 | |||