1950 VFL Season Round 8: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1950 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round eight of the 1950 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at the MCG.
Shane McGrath captained the hosts.
Gordon Hocking captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Melbourne (16.9.105) defeated Collingwood (8.11.59).
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Monday 12 June 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
55,002
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
16.9.105 - 8.11.59
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | MELB by 16 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 39 | MELB by 46 | MELB by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Shane McGrathCoach: Allan La Fontaine
Collingwood
Captain: Gordon HockingVice-Captain: Neil Mann
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Player Statistics
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 | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pound, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 9 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hocking, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Purdon, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Shannon, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Thompson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Welsh, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | West, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||