1949 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1949 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1949 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
Les Foote captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Melbourne
Don Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, K. Carlon, Denis Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, E. Jackson, R. Jones, A. McGowan, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, A. Rodda, E. Roscoe, M. Spittle, M. Woods
North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), J. Bradford, D. Condon, K. Dynon, J. Hedley, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, J. Malone, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, E. O'Rourke, E. Parkes, S. Radloff, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, R. Ryan, L. Shipp, J. Spencer
Melbourne (5.16.46) were defeated by North Melbourne (6.12.48).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (2), L. Arnold, A. McGowan, A. Rodda
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (4), F. Jeeves, E. O'Rourke
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
19,338
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
5.16.46 - 6.12.48
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 16 | 5 | . | 16 | (46) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Margin | NMLB by 8 | NMLB by 12 | NMLB by 15 | NMLB by 2 | NMLB by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Don Cordner
(Melbourne),
Les Foote
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Carlon, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Jones, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McGowan, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Roscoe, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 16 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bradford, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hedley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lineen, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Radloff, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ryan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Shipp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 12 | |||