1950 VFL Round 15: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1950 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 15 of the 1950 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Bernie Smith captained the hosts.
Shane McGrath captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.
Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), J. Condon, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, M. Lynch, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, J. Norman, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, J. Stevens, S. Tate, I. Toyne, N. Trezise, L. Turner
Melbourne
S. McGrath (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, K. Carlon, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, Don Cordner, L. Dockett, D. Heywood, B. Johnston, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, J. Mueller, C. O'Toole, A. Pound, A. Rodda, S. Rule, S. Spencer, M. Spittle
Geelong (13.14.92) defeated Melbourne (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (5), M. Lynch (4), B. Davis (2), F. Flanagan (2)
Melbourne: J. Mueller (5), K. Carlon, L. Dockett, B. McKenzie, S. Rule
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 4th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
15,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | MELB by 14 | MELB by 4 | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 26 | GEEL by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bernie Smith
(Geelong),
Shane McGrath
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Condon, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Norman, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Stevens, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Toyne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Carlon, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 9 | O'Toole, Con | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pound, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | |||