1950 VFL Round 12: Richmond v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1950 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 12 of the 1950 VFL season. Richmond hosted North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval. Bill Morris captained the hosts with Don Fraser as vice-captain. Les Foote captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), D. Fraser (vice-capt.), J. Atkinson, C. Austen, B. Boland, F. Burge, K. Dillon, R. Ednie, L. Flintoff, R. Horwood, J. Nix, R. Poulter, D. Rowe, G. Sier, K. Sier, G. Spring, J. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright

North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), B. Brooker, D. Condon, K. Dynon, T. Jarrard, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. Malone, B. Martyn, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, K. McMahon, B. Milroy, L. Mogg, E. Parkes, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, T. Robb, J. Spencer, C. Thornton

Richmond (10.10.70) defeated North Melbourne (8.9.57).

Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Poulter (3), J. Atkinson (2), R. Wright (2), R. Horwood, D. Rowe, B. Wilson
North Melbourne: D. Condon (3), T. Robb (3), K. Dynon, J. Spencer

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and North Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Richmond v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 8 July 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 23,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. North Melbourne
Score: 10.10.70 - 8.9.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 2 6 . 5 8 . 7 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
North Melbourne 0 . 3 2 . 6 5 . 9 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Margin RICH by 17 RICH by 23 RICH by 16 RICH by 13 RICH by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: Bill Morris (Richmond), Les Foote (North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Don Fraser (Richmond), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Atkinson, Jack ? ? 2 ?
16 Austen, Col ? ? 0 ?
9 Boland, Brian ? ? 0 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 0 ?
31 Dillon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
23 Ednie, Ray ? ? 0 ?
29 Flintoff, Les ? ? 0 ?
21 Fraser, Don (vc) ? ? 0 ?
22 Horwood, Ray ? ? 1 ?
5 Morris, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Nix, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 3 ?
15 Rowe, Des ? ? 1 ?
6 Sier, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
25 Sier, Ken ? ? 0 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
28 Stokes, Jervis ? ? 0 ?
26 Wiggins, Bob ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 10

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 3 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Martyn, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
12 Milroy, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 0 ?
29 Parkes, Eric ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Robb, Tim ? ? 3 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 1 ?
32 Thornton, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 9

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