1949 VFL Round 18: Geelong v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1949 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 18 of the 1949 VFL season. Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Tom Morrow captained the hosts. Les Foote captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Geelong
T. Morrow (capt.), J. Condon, F. Flanagan, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, M. Lynch, J. McGrath, B. Morrison, B. Pritchard, R. Renfrey, W. Russell, N. Scott, B. Smith, S. Tate, I. Toyne, N. Trezise, J. Tuckwell, L. Turner, R. Warren, L. White

North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), B. Brooker, D. Condon, A. Crawford, K. Dynon, L. Francis, J. Hedley, P. Kelly, G. Kokkin, J. Lineen, J. Malone, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, S. Radloff, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, T. Robb, R. Ryan, L. Shipp

Geelong (7.14.56) were defeated by North Melbourne (11.16.82).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (3), J. Condon, R. Renfrey, W. Russell, L. Turner
North Melbourne: D. Condon (4), K. Dynon (2), B. Brooker, L. Foote, P. Kelly, T. Robb, L. Shipp

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 6th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Geelong v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 20 August 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 14,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by North Melbourne
Score: 7.14.56 - 11.16.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 1 5 . 8 5 . 11 7 . 14 7 . 14 (56)
North Melbourne 1 . 5 2 . 8 10 . 11 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Margin GEEL by 2 GEEL by 18 NMLB by 30 NMLB by 26 NMLB by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: Tom Morrow (Geelong), Les Foote (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Merrington

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Condon, Jack ? ? 1 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 0 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
12 Irvine, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
35 Lynch, Marty ? ? 0 ?
13 McGrath, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Pritchard, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 1 ?
32 Russell, Wally ? ? 1 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 0 ?
5 Toyne, Ian ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 0 ?
15 Tuckwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 1 ?
27 Warren, Ron ? ? 0 ?
7 White, Lindsay ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 14

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 1 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 4 ?
12 Crawford, Alan ? ? 0 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 1 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
27 Hedley, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 1 ?
14 Kokkin, George ? ? 0 ?
25 Lineen, Jock ? ? 0 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
10 Radloff, Stan ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Robb, Tim ? ? 1 ?
35 Ryan, Reg ? ? 0 ?
30 Shipp, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 16

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