1950 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1950 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 4 of the 1950 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Shane McGrath captained the hosts.
Bernie Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Melbourne
S. McGrath (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, Denis Cordner, Don Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, D. Heywood, J. Hiscock, E. Jackson, G. McGivern, A. McGowan, N. McMahen, C. O'Toole, A. Rodda, K. Rollason, S. Rule, S. Spencer, M. Spittle, M. Woods
Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), J. Condon, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, T. Fulton, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, A. Larkins, K. McKee, A. Monahan, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, L. O'Halloran, B. Pritchard, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, I. Toyne, N. Trezise, L. Turner
Melbourne (10.7.67) were defeated by Geelong (9.16.70).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Cordner (2), G. Bickford, L. Dockett, J. Hiscock, E. Jackson, G. McGivern, A. Rodda, K. Rollason, S. Spencer
Geelong: T. Fulton (2), L. O'Halloran (2), B. Davis, F. Flanagan, A. Monahan, R. Renfrey, B. Smith
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 13 May 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
22,894
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | (67) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Margin | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Shane McGrath
(Melbourne),
Bernie Smith
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Cleland
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hiscock, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | McGowan, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | O'Toole, Con | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rollason, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 7 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Condon, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Larkins, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKee, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Halloran, Leo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Pritchard, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Toyne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 16 | |||