1950 VFL Round 5: North Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1950 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 5 of the 1950 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Les Foote captained the hosts. Gordon Lane captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Gordon Lane.

North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), A. Albiston, B. Brooker, D. Condon, K. Dynon, L. Francis, T. Jarrard, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, B. Milroy, E. Parkes, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, T. Robb, R. Ryan, L. Shipp, J. Spencer

South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), R. Barry, F. Brew, R. Bywater, W. Chambers, S. Davis, J. Garrick, B. Giles, J. Gull, K. Hilet, B. Lucas, A. Miller, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, L. Spokes, J. Taylor, B. Williams, L. Williams

North Melbourne (14.12.96) defeated South Melbourne (14.9.93).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Condon (4), G. Marchesi (3), J. Spencer (3), A. Albiston (2), B. Brooker, T. Robb
South Melbourne: G. Lane (6), J. Gull (3), A. Miller (2), B. Williams (2), M. Sibun

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 20 May 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. South Melbourne
Score: 14.12.96 - 14.9.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 4 5 . 7 12 . 7 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
South Melbourne 2 . 3 5 . 7 11 . 8 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
Margin NMLB by 7 level NMLB by 5 NMLB by 3 NMLB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), Gordon Lane (South Melbourne)
Captains: Les Foote (North Melbourne), Gordon Lane (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Albiston, Alec ? ? 2 ?
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 1 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 4 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
4 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 3 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
12 Milroy, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Parkes, Eric ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Robb, Tim ? ? 1 ?
35 Ryan, Reg ? ? 0 ?
30 Shipp, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 12

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
35 Barry, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Brew, Frank ? ? 0 ?
32 Bywater, Ron ? ? 0 ?
33 Chambers, Wylie ? ? 0 ?
37 Davis, Syd ? ? 0 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Giles, Bob ? ? 0 ?
26 Gull, Jim ? ? 3 ?
13 Hilet, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
1 Lane, Gordon (c) ? ? 6 ?
25 Lucas, Bert ? ? 0 ?
19 Miller, Allan ? ? 2 ?
10 Ryan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 0 ?
34 Scott, Don ? ? 0 ?
7 Sibun, Mick ? ? 1 ?
24 Spokes, Larry ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 2 ?
6 Williams, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 9

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