1950 VFL Season

These are the results for the 1950 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds. Essendon were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Essendon were the premiers, with Dick Reynolds as the premiership captain-coach.

Season Details

Name: 1950 VFL Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 112

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Princes Park Perce Bentley
Collingwood Victoria Park Phonse Kyne
Essendon Windy Hill Dick Reynolds
Fitzroy Brunswick Street Oval Norm Smith
Footscray Western Oval Arthur Olliver
Geelong Kardinia Park Reg Hickey
Hawthorn Glenferrie Oval Bob McCaskill
Melbourne MCG Allan La Fontaine
North Melbourne Arden Street Oval Wally Carter
Richmond Punt Road Oval Jack Dyer Alby Pannam
South Melbourne Lakeside Oval Gordon Lane
St Kilda Junction Oval Fred Froude

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon
Runners-Up: North Melbourne
Minor Premiers: Essendon

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Essendon 1st 17 -0- 1 68 162.2% 1,942 1,197 286 226 167 195
North Melbourne 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 123.4% 1,595 1,293 224 251 183 195
Melbourne 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 123.2% 1,485 1,205 209 231 165 215
Geelong 4th 10 -0- 8 40 124.4% 1,562 1,256 213 284 176 200
Fitzroy 5th 10 -0- 8 40 110.5% 1,452 1,314 206 216 177 252
Richmond 6th 10 -0- 8 40 102.0% 1,506 1,476 214 222 208 228
Collingwood 7th 9 -0- 9 36 110.4% 1,586 1,437 220 266 201 231
Carlton 8th 8 -1- 9 34 93.3% 1,528 1,637 221 202 229 263
St Kilda 9th 8 -1- 9 34 86.3% 1,341 1,553 186 225 222 221
Footscray 10th 5 -0- 13 20 91.7% 1,475 1,608 207 233 228 240
South Melbourne 11th 5 -0- 13 20 75.5% 1,438 1,904 205 208 277 242
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 18 0 49.8% 1,022 2,052 136 206 294 288

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Essendon 1st Premiers
North Melbourne 2nd Runners-Up
Geelong 3rd Defeated by North Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
Melbourne 4th Defeated by Geelong (Semi Final)
Fitzroy 5th Did not qualify for finals
Richmond 6th Did not qualify for finals
Collingwood 7th Did not qualify for finals
Carlton 8th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda 9th Did not qualify for finals
Footscray 10th Did not qualify for finals
South Melbourne 11th Did not qualify for finals
Hawthorn 12th Did not qualify for finals

Ladder Chart

This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/04/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 64 - 70 20,000
SAT 22/04/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 74 - 83 13,500
SAT 22/04/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 39 - 119 10,000
SAT 22/04/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 91 - 71 33,077
SAT 22/04/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 74 - 64 20,000
SAT 22/04/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 96 - 76 20,000

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong 1st 1 -0- 0 4 305.1% 119 39
Melbourne 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 128.2% 91 71
South Melbourne 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 126.3% 96 76
North Melbourne 4th 1 -0- 0 4 115.6% 74 64
St Kilda 5th 1 -0- 0 4 112.2% 83 74
Essendon 6th 1 -0- 0 4 109.4% 70 64
Fitzroy 7th 0 -0- 1 0 91.4% 64 70
Footscray 8th 0 -0- 1 0 89.2% 74 83
Richmond 9th 0 -0- 1 0 86.5% 64 74
Collingwood 10th 0 -0- 1 0 79.2% 76 96
Carlton 11th 0 -0- 1 0 78.0% 71 91
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 1 0 32.8% 39 119

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/04/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 126 - 110 30,500
SAT 29/04/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 107 - 65 22,300
SAT 29/04/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 181 - 76 22,000
SAT 29/04/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 125 - 92 20,200
SAT 29/04/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 72 - 73 25,000
SAT 29/04/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 144 - 35 10,000

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 2 -0- 0 8 208.3% 227 109
Geelong 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 186.3% 244 131
Essendon 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 179.3% 251 140
Melbourne 4th 2 -0- 0 8 114.7% 164 143
Collingwood 5th 1 -0- 1 4 113.7% 183 161
Carlton 6th 1 -0- 1 4 98.0% 197 201
North Melbourne 7th 1 -0- 1 4 96.8% 184 190
South Melbourne 8th 1 -0- 1 4 66.9% 172 257
Richmond 9th 0 -0- 2 0 92.5% 136 147
Footscray 10th 0 -0- 2 0 79.8% 166 208
Fitzroy 11th 0 -0- 2 0 72.9% 129 177
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 2 0 28.1% 74 263

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/05/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 70 - 81 30,000
SAT 06/05/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 102 - 33 10,000
SAT 06/05/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 64 - 119 23,000
SAT 06/05/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 83 - 59 18,000
SAT 06/05/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 69 - 59 17,000
SAT 06/05/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 81 - 103 20,000

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 3 -0- 0 12 181.4% 370 204
St Kilda 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 173.7% 330 190
Geelong 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 123.2% 308 250
North Melbourne 4th 2 -0- 1 8 107.2% 267 249
Carlton 5th 2 -0- 1 8 102.6% 278 271
Melbourne 6th 2 -0- 1 8 98.7% 223 226
Footscray 7th 1 -0- 2 4 111.2% 268 241
Collingwood 8th 1 -0- 2 4 104.5% 253 242
Richmond 9th 1 -0- 2 4 99.5% 205 206
South Melbourne 10th 1 -0- 2 4 70.3% 253 360
Fitzroy 11th 0 -0- 3 0 76.4% 188 246
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 3 0 29.3% 107 365

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/05/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 117 - 106 29,000
SAT 13/05/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 135 - 64 18,000
SAT 13/05/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 123 - 57 12,500
SAT 13/05/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 48 - 67 9,000
SAT 13/05/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 67 - 70 22,894
SAT 13/05/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 80 - 78 30,000

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 4 -0- 0 16 188.4% 505 268
St Kilda 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 153.0% 410 268
Geelong 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 119.2% 378 317
Carlton 4th 3 -0- 1 12 104.8% 395 377
Collingwood 5th 2 -0- 2 8 110.3% 320 290
North Melbourne 6th 2 -0- 2 8 104.9% 345 329
Melbourne 7th 2 -0- 2 8 98.0% 290 296
Fitzroy 8th 1 -0- 3 4 102.6% 311 303
Richmond 9th 1 -0- 3 4 96.3% 311 323
Footscray 10th 1 -0- 3 4 88.3% 332 376
South Melbourne 11th 1 -0- 3 4 64.2% 310 483
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 4 0 35.9% 155 432

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/05/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 129 - 48 8,500
SAT 20/05/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 89 - 105 12,500
SAT 20/05/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 79 - 80 23,000
SAT 20/05/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 96 - 93 14,000
SAT 20/05/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 78 - 110 33,000
SAT 20/05/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 74 - 55 47,000

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 5 -0- 0 20 177.7% 615 346
St Kilda 2nd 5 -0- 0 20 149.8% 484 323
Geelong 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 115.1% 457 397
Collingwood 4th 3 -0- 2 12 108.4% 400 369
North Melbourne 5th 3 -0- 2 12 104.5% 441 422
Melbourne 6th 3 -0- 2 12 102.6% 395 385
Carlton 7th 3 -0- 2 12 99.8% 450 451
Fitzroy 8th 2 -0- 3 8 125.4% 440 351
Richmond 9th 1 -0- 4 4 89.8% 389 433
Footscray 10th 1 -0- 4 4 87.5% 421 481
South Melbourne 11th 1 -0- 4 4 69.6% 403 579
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 5 0 36.2% 203 561

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/05/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 109 - 106 16,500
SAT 27/05/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 98 - 107 24,000
SAT 27/05/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 135 - 41 24,000
SAT 27/05/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 95 - 44 21,311
SAT 27/05/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 86 - 71 25,000
SAT 27/05/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 134 - 74 9,500

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 5 -0- 1 20 158.8% 686 432
St Kilda 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 114.6% 525 458
Geelong 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 135.2% 592 438
Melbourne 4th 4 -0- 2 16 114.2% 490 429
North Melbourne 5th 4 -0- 2 16 106.9% 527 493
Carlton 6th 4 -0- 2 16 100.4% 559 557
Collingwood 7th 3 -0- 3 12 104.6% 498 476
Fitzroy 8th 2 -0- 4 8 108.5% 484 446
Richmond 9th 2 -0- 4 8 93.4% 496 531
South Melbourne 10th 2 -0- 4 8 82.2% 537 653
Footscray 11th 1 -0- 5 4 89.3% 527 590
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 6 0 39.9% 277 695

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/06/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 127 - 63 27,000
SAT 03/06/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 49 - 93 14,000
SAT 03/06/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 67 - 139 19,000
SAT 03/06/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 48 - 96 8,000
SAT 03/06/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 79 - 74 26,000
SAT 03/06/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 68 - 74 22,000

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 6 -0- 1 24 164.2% 813 495
Melbourne 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 122.9% 586 477
North Melbourne 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 114.4% 620 542
Carlton 4th 5 -0- 2 20 101.3% 633 625
St Kilda 5th 5 -0- 2 20 100.5% 588 585
Geelong 6th 4 -0- 3 16 128.8% 666 517
Collingwood 7th 4 -0- 3 16 117.3% 637 543
Richmond 8th 3 -0- 4 12 95.0% 575 605
Fitzroy 9th 2 -0- 5 8 98.9% 533 539
South Melbourne 10th 2 -0- 5 8 83.2% 605 727
Footscray 11th 1 -0- 6 4 81.5% 594 729
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 7 0 41.1% 325 791

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/06/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 71 - 76 46,500
SAT 10/06/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 125 - 62 13,000
SAT 10/06/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 61 - 93 14,000
MON 12/06/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 105 - 59 55,002
MON 12/06/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 77 - 60 30,000
MON 12/06/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 101 - 96 22,000

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 7 -0- 1 28 157.1% 889 566
Melbourne 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 128.9% 691 536
North Melbourne 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 115.8% 697 602
St Kilda 4th 6 -0- 2 24 101.2% 689 681
Carlton 5th 5 -0- 3 20 100.4% 704 701
Geelong 6th 4 -0- 4 16 122.2% 726 594
Collingwood 7th 4 -0- 4 16 107.4% 696 648
Richmond 8th 4 -0- 4 16 100.3% 668 666
Fitzroy 9th 2 -0- 6 8 98.3% 629 640
Footscray 10th 2 -0- 6 8 90.9% 719 791
South Melbourne 11th 2 -0- 6 8 78.3% 667 852
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 8 0 43.7% 386 884

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/06/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 66 - 98 24,500
SAT 17/06/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 147 - 61 14,000
SAT 17/06/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 84 - 51 13,000
SAT 17/06/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 98 - 99 23,500
SAT 17/06/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 97 - 71 28,000
SAT 17/06/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 60 - 94 16,000

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 8 -0- 1 32 165.2% 1,036 627
Melbourne 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 131.7% 785 596
North Melbourne 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 119.0% 795 668
Carlton 4th 6 -0- 3 24 100.5% 803 799
St Kilda 5th 6 -0- 3 24 97.7% 760 778
Richmond 6th 5 -0- 4 20 103.8% 765 737
Geelong 7th 4 -0- 5 16 118.9% 824 693
Collingwood 8th 4 -0- 5 16 102.1% 762 746
Fitzroy 9th 3 -0- 6 12 103.2% 713 691
Footscray 10th 2 -0- 7 8 88.0% 770 875
South Melbourne 11th 2 -0- 7 8 76.8% 727 946
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 9 0 43.4% 447 1,031

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/06/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 102 - 68 17,500
SAT 24/06/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 53 - 73 12,000
SAT 24/06/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 90 - 94 17,300
SAT 24/06/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 111 - 116 10,000
SAT 24/06/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 63 - 72 55,682
SAT 24/06/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 101 - 86 15,500

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 9 -0- 1 36 160.6% 1,108 690
North Melbourne 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 117.3% 889 758
Melbourne 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 126.9% 848 668
Carlton 4th 7 -0- 3 28 101.0% 919 910
St Kilda 5th 6 -0- 4 24 94.1% 828 880
Geelong 6th 5 -0- 5 20 120.2% 897 746
Collingwood 7th 5 -0- 5 20 106.1% 864 814
Richmond 8th 5 -0- 5 20 101.6% 851 838
Fitzroy 9th 3 -0- 7 12 100.3% 766 764
South Melbourne 10th 3 -0- 7 12 80.2% 828 1,032
Footscray 11th 2 -0- 8 8 88.8% 860 969
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 10 0 48.6% 558 1,147

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/07/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 73 - 98 19,000
SAT 01/07/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 90 - 48 22,000
SAT 01/07/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 135 - 55 16,500
SAT 01/07/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 100 - 25 10,000
SAT 01/07/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 108 - 62 17,000
SAT 01/07/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 53 - 67 23,000

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 10 -0- 1 40 162.3% 1,198 738
North Melbourne 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 126.3% 989 783
Melbourne 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 126.9% 915 721
Carlton 4th 7 -0- 4 28 98.4% 992 1,008
Geelong 5th 6 -0- 5 24 128.8% 1,032 801
Richmond 6th 6 -0- 5 24 106.6% 959 900
St Kilda 7th 6 -0- 5 24 93.0% 881 947
Collingwood 8th 5 -0- 6 20 100.9% 912 904
Fitzroy 9th 4 -0- 7 16 103.2% 864 837
South Melbourne 10th 3 -0- 8 12 75.7% 883 1,167
Footscray 11th 2 -0- 9 8 85.6% 922 1,077
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 11 0 46.8% 583 1,247

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/07/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 63 - 74 21,500
SAT 08/07/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 117 - 74 14,500
SAT 08/07/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 89 - 61 19,000
SAT 08/07/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 111 - 36 13,000
SAT 08/07/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 70 - 57 23,000
SAT 08/07/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 59 - 76 14,000

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 11 -0- 1 44 161.1% 1,287 799
Melbourne 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 126.1% 989 784
North Melbourne 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 122.6% 1,046 853
Geelong 4th 7 -0- 5 28 136.6% 1,143 837
Richmond 5th 7 -0- 5 28 107.5% 1,029 957
Carlton 6th 7 -0- 5 28 97.5% 1,055 1,082
Collingwood 7th 6 -0- 6 24 105.2% 1,029 978
St Kilda 8th 6 -0- 6 24 91.9% 940 1,023
Fitzroy 9th 4 -0- 8 16 99.9% 925 926
Footscray 10th 3 -0- 9 12 87.9% 998 1,136
South Melbourne 11th 3 -0- 9 12 74.5% 957 1,284
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 12 0 45.6% 619 1,358

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/07/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 108 - 85 17,000
SAT 15/07/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 76 - 79 16,000
SAT 15/07/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 71 - 84 9,000
SAT 15/07/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 94 - 64 37,000
SAT 15/07/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 90 - 80 25,000
SAT 15/07/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 57 - 149 16,000

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 12 -0- 1 48 167.8% 1,436 856
Melbourne 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 127.7% 1,083 848
North Melbourne 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 121.8% 1,136 933
Geelong 4th 8 -0- 5 32 133.8% 1,222 913
Richmond 5th 7 -0- 6 28 104.0% 1,093 1,051
Carlton 6th 7 -0- 6 28 96.8% 1,135 1,172
St Kilda 7th 7 -0- 6 28 93.6% 1,024 1,094
Collingwood 8th 6 -0- 7 24 102.6% 1,114 1,086
Fitzroy 9th 5 -0- 8 20 102.2% 1,033 1,011
Footscray 10th 3 -0- 10 12 88.4% 1,074 1,215
South Melbourne 11th 3 -0- 10 12 70.8% 1,014 1,433
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 13 0 47.9% 690 1,442

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/07/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 62 - 45 18,000
SAT 22/07/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 46 - 36 14,000
SAT 22/07/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 32 - 55 34,665
SAT 29/07/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 79 - 116 30,500
SAT 29/07/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 78 - 80 9,000
SAT 29/07/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 78 - 88 18,000

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 13 -0- 1 52 166.3% 1,498 901
North Melbourne 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 123.4% 1,191 965
Melbourne 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 123.5% 1,115 903
Geelong 4th 8 -0- 6 32 129.9% 1,267 975
Collingwood 5th 7 -0- 7 28 105.6% 1,230 1,165
Richmond 6th 7 -0- 7 28 102.9% 1,129 1,097
Carlton 7th 7 -0- 7 28 94.3% 1,214 1,288
St Kilda 8th 7 -0- 7 28 93.2% 1,102 1,182
Fitzroy 9th 6 -0- 8 24 103.1% 1,079 1,047
Footscray 10th 4 -0- 10 16 89.2% 1,154 1,293
South Melbourne 11th 4 -0- 10 16 72.9% 1,102 1,511
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 14 0 50.5% 768 1,522

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/08/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 117 - 20 9,000
SAT 05/08/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 69 - 71 13,000
SAT 05/08/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 92 - 66 15,500
SAT 05/08/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 104 - 47 9,000
SAT 05/08/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 104 - 70 18,000
SAT 05/08/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 74 - 77 9,000

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 14 -0- 1 56 161.8% 1,569 970
North Melbourne 2nd 12 -0- 3 48 128.0% 1,295 1,012
Melbourne 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 118.7% 1,181 995
Geelong 4th 9 -0- 6 36 130.5% 1,359 1,041
Collingwood 5th 8 -0- 7 32 113.7% 1,347 1,185
Richmond 6th 8 -0- 7 32 105.7% 1,233 1,167
Fitzroy 7th 7 -0- 8 28 103.1% 1,156 1,121
Carlton 8th 7 -0- 8 28 92.2% 1,284 1,392
St Kilda 9th 7 -0- 8 28 89.3% 1,149 1,286
Footscray 10th 4 -0- 11 16 89.7% 1,223 1,364
South Melbourne 11th 4 -0- 11 16 74.1% 1,176 1,588
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 15 0 48.1% 788 1,639

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/08/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 83 - 83 10,500
SAT 12/08/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 75 - 81 26,000
SAT 12/08/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 135 - 78 24,000
SAT 12/08/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 80 - 154 7,000
SAT 12/08/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 101 - 98 17,315
SAT 12/08/1950 2:15 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 89 - 140 11,000

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 15 -0- 1 60 162.6% 1,704 1,048
North Melbourne 2nd 13 -0- 3 52 130.3% 1,435 1,101
Melbourne 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 117.3% 1,282 1,093
Geelong 4th 10 -0- 6 40 129.0% 1,440 1,116
Collingwood 5th 8 -0- 8 32 112.3% 1,422 1,266
Fitzroy 6th 8 -0- 8 32 109.1% 1,310 1,201
Richmond 7th 8 -0- 8 32 100.7% 1,311 1,302
Carlton 8th 7 -1- 8 30 92.7% 1,367 1,475
St Kilda 9th 7 -1- 8 30 90.0% 1,232 1,369
Footscray 10th 4 -0- 12 16 90.2% 1,321 1,465
South Melbourne 11th 4 -0- 12 16 73.2% 1,265 1,728
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 16 0 48.4% 868 1,793

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/08/1950 2:15 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 102 - 94 33,500
SAT 19/08/1950 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 52 - 47 12,500
SAT 19/08/1950 2:15 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 92 - 79 10,000
SAT 19/08/1950 2:15 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 94 - 103 6,500
SAT 19/08/1950 2:15 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 109 - 100 16,000
SAT 19/08/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 54 - 48 12,000

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 16 -0- 1 64 158.1% 1,806 1,142
North Melbourne 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 127.1% 1,529 1,203
Melbourne 3rd 11 -0- 6 44 116.1% 1,329 1,145
Geelong 4th 10 -0- 7 40 127.2% 1,488 1,170
Fitzroy 5th 9 -0- 8 36 109.1% 1,362 1,248
Richmond 6th 9 -0- 8 36 101.3% 1,420 1,402
St Kilda 7th 8 -1- 8 34 90.8% 1,286 1,417
Collingwood 8th 8 -0- 9 32 110.7% 1,522 1,375
Carlton 9th 7 -1- 9 30 92.3% 1,446 1,567
Footscray 10th 5 -0- 12 20 91.5% 1,413 1,544
South Melbourne 11th 5 -0- 12 20 75.1% 1,368 1,822
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 17 0 50.7% 962 1,896

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/08/1950 2:15 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 82 - 70 10,000
SAT 26/08/1950 2:15 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 64 - 62 12,000
SAT 26/08/1950 2:15 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 74 - 86 22,500
SAT 26/08/1950 2:15 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 156 - 60 10,255
SAT 26/08/1950 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 66 - 90 16,000
SAT 26/08/1950 2:15 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 55 - 136 27,000

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 17 -0- 1 68 162.2% 1,942 1,197
North Melbourne 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 123.4% 1,595 1,293
Melbourne 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 123.2% 1,485 1,205
Geelong 4th 10 -0- 8 40 124.4% 1,562 1,256
Fitzroy 5th 10 -0- 8 40 110.5% 1,452 1,314
Richmond 6th 10 -0- 8 40 102.0% 1,506 1,476
Collingwood 7th 9 -0- 9 36 110.4% 1,586 1,437
Carlton 8th 8 -1- 9 34 93.3% 1,528 1,637
St Kilda 9th 8 -1- 9 34 86.3% 1,341 1,553
Footscray 10th 5 -0- 13 20 91.7% 1,475 1,608
South Melbourne 11th 5 -0- 13 20 75.5% 1,438 1,904
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 18 0 49.8% 1,022 2,052

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Essendon 1st 17 -0- 1 68 162.2% 1,942 1,197 286 226 167 195
North Melbourne 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 123.4% 1,595 1,293 224 251 183 195
Melbourne 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 123.2% 1,485 1,205 209 231 165 215
Geelong 4th 10 -0- 8 40 124.4% 1,562 1,256 213 284 176 200
Fitzroy 5th 10 -0- 8 40 110.5% 1,452 1,314 206 216 177 252
Richmond 6th 10 -0- 8 40 102.0% 1,506 1,476 214 222 208 228
Collingwood 7th 9 -0- 9 36 110.4% 1,586 1,437 220 266 201 231
Carlton 8th 8 -1- 9 34 93.3% 1,528 1,637 221 202 229 263
St Kilda 9th 8 -1- 9 34 86.3% 1,341 1,553 186 225 222 221
Footscray 10th 5 -0- 13 20 91.7% 1,475 1,608 207 233 228 240
South Melbourne 11th 5 -0- 13 20 75.5% 1,438 1,904 205 208 277 242
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 18 0 49.8% 1,022 2,052 136 206 294 288

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/09/1950 2:30 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 44 - 88 54,817
SAT 09/09/1950 2:30 PM Essendon v North Melbourne MCG 80 - 77 75,433

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Essendon 1st
North Melbourne 2nd
Geelong 3rd
Melbourne 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/09/1950 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Geelong MCG 100 - 83 73,539

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Essendon 1st
North Melbourne 2nd
Geelong 3rd
Melbourne 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/09/1950 2:50 PM Essendon v North Melbourne MCG 92 - 54 85,869

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Essendon 1st
North Melbourne 2nd
Geelong 3rd
Melbourne 4th