1950 VFL Season Round 6: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1950 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round six of the 1950 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the 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 (13.17.95) defeated Fitzroy (6.8.44).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 13.17.95 - 6.8.44

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

Melbourne

Captain: Shane McGrath
Coach: Allan La Fontaine

Fitzroy

Captain: Allan Ruthven
Coach: Norm Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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