1950 VFL Round 1: North Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1950 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round 1 of the 1950 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Richmond at Arden Street Oval. Les Foote captained the hosts. Bill Morris captained the visitors with Don Fraser as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.

North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), B. Brooker, D. Condon, K. Dynon, L. Francis, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, J. Malone, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, L. Mogg, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, R. Ryan, K. Smith, J. Spencer

Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), D. Fraser (vice-capt.), K. Albiston, T. Allen, C. Austen, F. Burge, M. Currie, K. Dillon, R. Ednie, R. Horwood, J. Nix, R. Poulter, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, J. Stokes, R. Stokes, B. Wiggins, R. Wright

North Melbourne (11.8.74) defeated Richmond (9.10.64).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (6), L. Foote (2), K. Smith (2), G. Marchesi
Richmond: K. Albiston (3), R. Poulter (3), M. Currie (2), B. Morris

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder and Richmond were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: North Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 22 April 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 11.8.74 - 9.10.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 1 6 . 4 8 . 5 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
Richmond 5 . 3 7 . 3 8 . 9 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Margin RICH by 20 RICH by 5 RICH by 4 NMLB by 10 NMLB by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), Jack Dyer (Richmond)
Captains: Les Foote (North Melbourne), Bill Morris (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Don Fraser (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Cleland

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 0 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 2 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
4 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
9 Jeeves, Frank ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
25 Lineen, Jock ? ? 0 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
35 Ryan, Reg ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 6 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 8

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Albiston, Ken ? ? 3 ?
18 Allen, Tom ? ? 0 ?
16 Austen, Col ? ? 0 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 0 ?
30 Currie, Max ? ? 2 ?
31 Dillon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
23 Ednie, Ray ? ? 0 ?
21 Fraser, Don (vc) ? ? 0 ?
22 Horwood, Ray ? ? 0 ?
5 Morris, Bill (c) ? ? 1 ?
1 Nix, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 3 ?
15 Rowe, Des ? ? 0 ?
3 Rowe, Havel ? ? 0 ?
25 Sier, Ken ? ? 0 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
28 Stokes, Jervis ? ? 0 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 0 ?
26 Wiggins, Bob ? ? 0 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 10

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s