1950 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1950 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 14 of the 1950 VFL season. Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG. Shane McGrath captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Melbourne
S. McGrath (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, Don Cordner, B. Deans, D. Heywood, M. Jeffers, B. Johnston, C. Love, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, C. O'Toole, N. Paynter, A. Rodda, S. Rule, S. Spencer, J. Thomson

North Melbourne
B. Brooker, D. Condon, K. Dynon, L. Francis, J. Hedley, P. Kelly, G. Kokkin, V. Lawrence, J. Malone, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, L. Mogg, S. Radloff, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, R. Ryan, L. Shipp, J. Spencer, C. Thornton

Melbourne (4.8.32) were defeated by North Melbourne (7.13.55).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Thomson (2), M. Jeffers, B. McKenzie
North Melbourne: K. Dynon (2), J. Spencer (2), B. Brooker, J. Hedley, G. Marchesi

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

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 22 July 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 34,665

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by North Melbourne
Score: 4.8.32 - 7.13.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 1 1 . 3 4 . 5 4 . 8 4 . 8 (32)
North Melbourne 3 . 3 4 . 6 6 . 10 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
Margin NMLB by 14 NMLB by 21 NMLB by 17 NMLB by 23 NMLB by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan La Fontaine (Melbourne), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: Shane McGrath (Melbourne), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Arnold, Lance ? ? 0 ?
16 Bickford, George ? ? 0 ?
3 Collins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
1 Cordner, Denis ? ? 0 ?
21 Cordner, Don ? ? 0 ?
5 Deans, Billy ? ? 0 ?
8 Heywood, Doug ? ? 0 ?
15 Jeffers, Max ? ? 1 ?
14 Johnston, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Love, Colin ? ? 0 ?
17 McGivern, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
22 McGrath, Shane (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 1 ?
35 McMahen, Noel ? ? 0 ?
9 O'Toole, Con ? ? 0 ?
18 Paynter, Nevin ? ? 0 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 0 ?
31 Rule, Stan ? ? 0 ?
12 Spencer, Stuart ? ? 0 ?
33 Thomson, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 8

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 1 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 0 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
27 Hedley, Jack ? ? 1 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
14 Kokkin, George ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 0 ?
10 Radloff, Stan ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
35 Ryan, Reg ? ? 0 ?
30 Shipp, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 2 ?
32 Thornton, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 13

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