1950 VFL Grand Final: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 23 September 1950 between Essendon and North Melbourne in the grand final of the 1950 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Les Foote captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, J. Collins, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, B. Harper, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, B. Snell, B. Syme
North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), B. Brooker, D. Condon, K. Dynon, J. Hedley, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. Malone, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, L. Mogg, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, T. Robb, R. Ryan, J. Spencer, C. Thornton
Essendon (13.14.92) defeated North Melbourne (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (4), D. Reynolds (2), B. Syme (2), A. Dale, B. Harper, B. Hutchison, R. McEwin, B. Snell
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (3), T. Robb (2), B. Brooker, K. Dynon
As a result of this match, Essendon were the premiers and North Melbourne were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 23 September 1950
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
85,869
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
13.14.92 - 7.12.54
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 7 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 38 | ESSE by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Les Foote
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Goal Umpire:
R. Allen,
C. White
Boundary Umpire:
B. Downie,
W. Quinn
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hedley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mogg, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Ryan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||