1950 VFL Preliminary Final: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 16 September 1950 between North Melbourne and Geelong in the preliminary final of the 1950 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Bernie Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
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
Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), D. Brown, J. Condon, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, M. Lynch, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, J. Norman, B. Pritchard, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, N. Trezise, L. Turner
North Melbourne (14.16.100) defeated Geelong (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (5), G. Marchesi (3), T. Robb (3), D. Condon, K. Dynon, C. Thornton
Geelong: F. Flanagan (3), M. Lynch (3), J. Condon (2), G. Goninon (2), S. Tate, N. Trezise
As a result of this match, North Melbourne faced Essendon in the grand final and Geelong were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 16 September 1950
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
73,539
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
14.16.100 - 12.11.83
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Geelong | 7 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | GEEL by 39 | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 2 | NMLB by 17 | NMLB by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Les Foote
(North Melbourne),
Bernie Smith
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mogg, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Ryan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 32 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Condon, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Norman, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Pritchard, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||