1949 VFL Season 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 five of the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at the 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 (5.16.46) were defeated by North Melbourne (6.12.48).
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
Melbourne
Captain: Don CordnerCoach: Allan La Fontaine
North Melbourne
Captain: Les FooteCoach: Wally Carter
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 | |||