1950 VFL Round 11: Geelong v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1950 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 11 of the 1950 VFL season. Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Gordon Lane captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Gordon Lane.

Geelong
D. Brown, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, G. Goninon, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, M. Lynch, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, J. Norman, B. Pritchard, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, B. Smith, S. Tate, I. Toyne, N. Trezise, L. Turner, L. White

South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), R. Barry, F. Brew, W. Chambers, R. Clegg, E. Collihole, A. Fox, J. Garrick, B. Giles, R. Harley, K. Hilet, B. Lucas, B. McDonald, A. Miller, R. Paez, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, H. Simpson, L. Spokes, B. Williams

Geelong (19.21.135) defeated South Melbourne (8.7.55).

Goalkickers
Geelong: R. Renfrey (6), G. Goninon (4), D. Brown (3), J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, M. Lynch, J. Norman, N. Trezise, L. Turner
South Melbourne: G. Lane (2), R. Barry, W. Chambers, B. Lucas, B. McDonald, A. Miller, B. Williams

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Geelong v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 1 July 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 16,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. South Melbourne
Score: 19.21.135 - 8.7.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 10 9 . 10 17 . 16 19 . 21 19 . 21 (135)
South Melbourne 1 . 1 2 . 4 3 . 5 8 . 7 8 . 7 (55)
Margin GEEL by 27 GEEL by 48 GEEL by 95 GEEL by 80 GEEL by 80
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Gordon Lane (South Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), Gordon Lane (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Brown, Doug ? ? 3 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 1 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 1 ?
18 Goninon, George ? ? 4 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
16 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Lynch, Marty ? ? 1 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Norman, Jim ? ? 1 ?
21 Pritchard, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 6 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 0 ?
5 Toyne, Ian ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 1 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 1 ?
7 White, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 21

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
35 Barry, Ron ? ? 1 ?
3 Brew, Frank ? ? 0 ?
33 Chambers, Wylie ? ? 1 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 0 ?
5 Collihole, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
8 Fox, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Giles, Bob ? ? 0 ?
14 Harley, Reg ? ? 0 ?
13 Hilet, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
1 Lane, Gordon (c) ? ? 2 ?
25 Lucas, Bert ? ? 1 ?
12 McDonald, Brian ? ? 1 ?
19 Miller, Allan ? ? 1 ?
15 Paez, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 0 ?
34 Scott, Don ? ? 0 ?
16 Simpson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Spokes, Larry ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 7

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