1949 VFL Season 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 fifteen of the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at the 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 (12.7.79) defeated South Melbourne (9.11.65).
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
Melbourne
Captain: Don CordnerCoach: Allan La Fontaine
South Melbourne
Captain: Bert LucasCoach: Jack Hale
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 | |||