1950 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at the 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 (14.16.100) defeated Geelong (12.11.83).
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
North Melbourne
Captain: Les FooteCoach: Wally Carter
Geelong
Captain: Bernie SmithCoach: Reg Hickey
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 | |||