1950 VFL Round 9: South Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1950 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1950 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Gordon Lane captained the hosts. Shane McGrath captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gordon Lane and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.

South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), R. Barry, F. Brew, R. Bywater, R. Clegg, J. Garrick, B. Giles, J. Gull, R. Harley, K. Hilet, B. Lucas, A. Miller, R. Paez, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, H. Simpson, L. Spokes, B. Williams, L. Williams

Melbourne
S. McGrath (capt.), G. Bickford, K. Carlon, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, Don Cordner, E. Craddock, L. Dockett, D. Heywood, G. Lourey, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, A. Pound, A. Rodda, K. Rollason, S. Rule, S. Spencer, M. Spittle, J. Thomson, M. Woods

South Melbourne (8.12.60) were defeated by Melbourne (13.16.94).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: G. Lane (4), A. Miller (2), F. Brew, R. Bywater
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (4), D. Cordner (3), L. Dockett (2), A. Pound (2), K. Rollason, J. Thomson

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: South Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 17 June 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Melbourne
Score: 8.12.60 - 13.16.94

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 0 . 3 2 . 9 4 . 11 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Melbourne 3 . 7 4 . 8 9 . 12 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
Margin MELB by 22 MELB by 11 MELB by 31 MELB by 34 MELB by 34
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gordon Lane (South Melbourne), Allan La Fontaine (Melbourne)
Captains: Gordon Lane (South Melbourne), Shane McGrath (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Hogan

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
35 Barry, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Brew, Frank ? ? 1 ?
32 Bywater, Ron ? ? 1 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 0 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Giles, Bob ? ? 0 ?
26 Gull, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 Harley, Reg ? ? 0 ?
13 Hilet, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
1 Lane, Gordon (c) ? ? 4 ?
25 Lucas, Bert ? ? 0 ?
19 Miller, Allan ? ? 2 ?
15 Paez, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 0 ?
34 Scott, Don ? ? 0 ?
7 Sibun, Mick ? ? 0 ?
16 Simpson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Spokes, Larry ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 0 ?
6 Williams, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 12

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Bickford, George ? ? 0 ?
23 Carlon, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 Collins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
1 Cordner, Denis ? ? 0 ?
21 Cordner, Don ? ? 3 ?
6 Craddock, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
32 Dockett, Len ? ? 2 ?
8 Heywood, Doug ? ? 0 ?
28 Lourey, Greg ? ? 0 ?
22 McGrath, Shane (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 4 ?
35 McMahen, Noel ? ? 0 ?
34 Pound, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 0 ?
27 Rollason, Ken ? ? 1 ?
31 Rule, Stan ? ? 0 ?
12 Spencer, Stuart ? ? 0 ?
13 Spittle, Max ? ? 0 ?
33 Thomson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
37 Woods, Mike ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 16

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