1949 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1949 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 12 of the 1949 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Melbourne
Don Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, K. Carlon, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, E. Craddock, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, D. Heywood, E. Jackson, A. McGowan, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, J. Mueller, A. Rodda, S. Rule, M. Woods
Geelong
D. Bauer, B. Bretland, J. Condon, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, A. Hickinbotham, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, R. Lunn, M. Lynch, A. Monahan, T. Morrow, R. Renfrey, W. Russell, B. Smith, S. Tate, J. Tuckwell, L. Turner, L. White
Melbourne (14.17.101) defeated Geelong (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Dullard (4), B. McKenzie (4), E. Craddock (2), L. Arnold, D. Heywood, A. McGowan, S. Rule
Geelong: L. White (4), F. Flanagan (3), J. Condon (2), B. Davis, M. Lynch, R. Renfrey, W. Russell, L. Turner
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 9 July 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
19,512
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | GEEL by 9 | MELB by 6 | GEEL by 14 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Don Cordner
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Cole
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Carlon, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McGowan, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bretland, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Condon, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Hickinbotham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tuckwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | |||