1949 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1949 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 15 of the 1949 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
Bert Lucas captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Melbourne
Don Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, K. Carlon, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, D. Heywood, E. Jackson, W. Lock, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, N. McMahen, A. Rodda, S. Rule, L. Toyne, M. Woods
South Melbourne
B. Lucas (capt.), R. Barry, J. Bruce, R. Bywater, A. Callick, W. Chambers, R. Clegg, L. Crane, J. Eichhorn, A. Fox, J. Gull, R. Harley, L. Jarry, D. Jones, R. Paez, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes, J. Taylor, B. Williams
Melbourne (12.7.79) defeated South Melbourne (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (4), A. Dullard (2), L. Toyne (2), L. Arnold, K. Carlon, D. Cordner, A. Rodda
South Melbourne: J. Bruce (2), L. Spokes (2), J. Taylor (2), R. Bywater, D. Jones, K. Schaefer
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 30 July 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
14,410
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.7.79 - 9.11.65
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | MELB by 15 | MELB by 11 | SMLB by 15 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Jack Hale
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Don Cordner
(Melbourne),
Bert Lucas
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McIntyre
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Carlon, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 7 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bruce, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fox, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gull, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Jarry, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jones, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Lucas, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | |||