1950 VFL Round 5: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1950 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1950 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Shane McGrath captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, N. Edwards, R. Egan, D. Henderson, M. Isaac, B. Kelly, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, A. Moncrieff, B. Reardon, C. Sutton, G. Vanderfeen, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Melbourne
S. McGrath (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, K. Carlon, G. Collins, D. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, D. Heywood, J. Hiscock, E. Jackson, G. McGivern, A. McGowan, N. McMahen, A. Rodda, S. Rule, S. Spencer, M. Spittle, J. Thomson, M. Woods
Footscray (13.11.89) were defeated by Melbourne (16.9.105).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Wood (6), A. Martin (2), D. Wearmouth (2), R. Egan, D. Henderson, B. Reardon
Melbourne: L. Dockett (4), J. Thomson (3), D. Cordner (2), G. McGivern (2), A. McGowan (2), J. Hiscock, E. Jackson, S. Rule
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
12,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| Margin | MELB by 20 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Shane McGrath
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Edwards, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kelly, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Reardon, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vanderfeen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Carlon, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hiscock, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | McGowan, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 9 | |||