1950 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1950 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 6 of the 1950 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Shane McGrath captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Melbourne
S. McGrath (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, K. Carlon, G. Collins, D. Cordner, E. Craddock, B. Deans, L. Dockett, D. Heywood, E. Jackson, M. Jeffers, G. McGivern, A. McGowan, N. McMahen, A. Rodda, S. Rule, M. Spittle, J. Thomson, M. Woods
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), R. Bickley, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, J. Gaffney, E. Goodger, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, E. Moore, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, B. Stephen, J. Streader, S. Vandersluys, L. Watson
Melbourne (13.17.95) defeated Fitzroy (6.8.44).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: L. Dockett (4), D. Cordner (3), D. Heywood (2), A. McGowan (2), G. Bickford, E. Craddock
Fitzroy: H. Shillinglaw (2), G. Coates, E. Hart, A. Ruthven, S. Vandersluys
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
21,311
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 28 | MELB by 51 | MELB by 51 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Shane McGrath
(Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Carlon, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Jeffers, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McGowan, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 17 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bickley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Moore, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Watson, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 8 | |||