1950 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1950 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 1 of the 1950 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
Shane McGrath captained the hosts.
Bert Deacon captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Melbourne
S. McGrath (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, K. Carlon, Denis Cordner, Don Cordner, E. Craddock, B. Deans, L. Dockett, D. Heywood, E. Jackson, G. McGivern, A. McGowan, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, K. Rollason, S. Rule, S. Spencer, M. Woods
Carlton
B. Deacon (capt.), J. Baird, K. Baxter, G. Brokenshire, H. Caspar, J. Clark, B. Comben, J. Conley, F. Davies, V. English, R. Garby, R. Green, O. Grieve, K. Hands, K. Hart, A. Hodgson, J. Howell, M. Howell, J. Mills, F. Stafford
Melbourne (13.13.91) defeated Carlton (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: K. Rollason (6), D. Cordner (2), B. McKenzie (2), S. Spencer (2), E. Craddock
Carlton: K. Baxter (3), G. Brokenshire (2), H. Caspar, F. Davies, V. English, M. Howell, J. Mills
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder and Carlton were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 22 April 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
33,077
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | MELB by 8 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 20 | MELB by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Shane McGrath
(Melbourne),
Bert Deacon
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Merrington
Boundary Umpire:
H. Rowland
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Carlon, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McGowan, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rollason, Ken | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Brokenshire, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Caspar, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Hart, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hodgson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Howell, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||