1949 VFL Round 16: North Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1949 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1949 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Les Foote captained the hosts. Don Cordner captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.

North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), D. Condon, A. Crawford, K. Dynon, L. Francis, T. Jarrard, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, J. Lineen, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, E. Parkes, S. Radloff, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, T. Robb, R. Ryan, L. Shipp, J. Spencer

Melbourne
Don Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, K. Carlon, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, E. Craddock, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, E. Jackson, W. Lock, C. Love, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, A. Rodda, S. Rule, L. Toyne, M. Woods

North Melbourne (9.10.64) defeated Melbourne (8.10.58).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: T. Robb (3), D. Condon (2), L. Foote (2), K. Dynon, G. Marchesi
Melbourne: A. Dullard (2), B. McKenzie (2), L. Arnold, E. Craddock, L. Dockett, L. Toyne

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: North Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 August 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Melbourne
Score: 9.10.64 - 8.10.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 1 2 . 4 5 . 7 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Melbourne 2 . 4 4 . 7 6 . 9 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Margin MELB by 9 MELB by 15 MELB by 8 NMLB by 6 NMLB by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), Allan La Fontaine (Melbourne)
Captains: Les Foote (North Melbourne), Don Cordner (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Condon, Don ? ? 2 ?
12 Crawford, Alan ? ? 0 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 2 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
4 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
33 Larsen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
25 Lineen, Jock ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
29 Parkes, Eric ? ? 0 ?
10 Radloff, Stan ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Robb, Tim ? ? 3 ?
35 Ryan, Reg ? ? 0 ?
30 Shipp, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 10

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 ? ? 1 ?
5 Deans, Billy ? ? 0 ?
32 Dockett, Len ? ? 1 ?
28 Dullard, Adrian ? ? 2 ?
7 Jackson, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
18 Lock, Wally ? ? 0 ?
19 Love, Colin ? ? 0 ?
22 McGrath, Shane ? ? 0 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 2 ?
25 McLean, Col ? ? 0 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 0 ?
31 Rule, Stan ? ? 0 ?
15 Toyne, Len ? ? 1 ?
37 Woods, Mike ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 10

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s