1950 VFA Grand Final: Oakleigh v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 30 September 1950 between Oakleigh and Port Melbourne in the grand final of the 1950 VFA season. Oakleigh hosted Port Melbourne at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by George Smeaton and the visitors were coached by Jim Cleary.

As a result of this match, Oakleigh were the premiers and Port Melbourne were the runners-up.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Oakleigh v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 30 September 1950
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 38,000

Match Results

Outcome: Oakleigh def. Port Melbourne
Score: 13.9.87 - 9.14.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Oakleigh 5 . 5 6 . 8 13 . 9 13 . 9 13 . 9 (87)
Port Melbourne 2 . 0 6 . 8 7 . 11 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Margin OAKL by 23 level OAKL by 34 OAKL by 19 OAKL by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: George Smeaton (Oakleigh), Jim Cleary (Port Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Oakleigh), unknown (Port Melbourne)

Player Statistics

Oakleigh

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Tindal, Norm ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 13 9

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cleary, Jim ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 9 14

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