1949 VFL Round 7: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1949 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 7 of the 1949 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Tom Morrow captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), J. Bradford, D. Condon, K. Dynon, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, J. Malone, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, E. O'Rourke, E. Parkes, S. Radloff, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, L. Shipp, J. Spencer
Geelong
T. Morrow (capt.), J. Bailey, D. Brown, W. Canning, J. Condon, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, A. Irvine, R. Lunn, R. Middlemiss, A. Monahan, B. Morrison, R. Renfrey, W. Russell, B. Smith, S. Tate, I. Toyne, L. Turner
North Melbourne (8.13.61) defeated Geelong (8.7.55).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Reeves (2), J. Spencer (2), D. Condon, K. Dynon, L. Foote, F. Jeeves
Geelong: D. Brown (2), B. Davis (2), L. Turner (2), W. Canning, J. Condon
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
8.13.61 - 8.7.55
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Margin | GEEL by 16 | NMLB by 2 | GEEL by 12 | NMLB by 6 | NMLB by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Les Foote
(North Melbourne),
Tom Morrow
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bradford, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lineen, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Radloff, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Shipp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bailey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Canning, Warren | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Condon, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Toyne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 7 | |||