1950 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1950 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 16 of the 1950 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Shane McGrath captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Melbourne
S. McGrath (capt.), L. Arnold, D. Bedford, G. Bickford, K. Carlon, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, Don Cordner, L. Dockett, D. Heywood, B. Johnston, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, J. Mueller, A. Rodda, S. Rule, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, M. Woods
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Abbey, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Egan, D. Henderson, M. Laffey, A. Martin, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, F. McRae, T. Miller, B. Reardon, E. Rees, B. Reid, B. Scanlan, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Melbourne (15.11.101) defeated Footscray (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Mueller (6), B. McKenzie (5), K. Carlon, D. Cordner, L. Dockett, A. Rodda
Footscray: B. Wood (5), D. Bryden (2), M. Laffey (2), J. Collins, B. Reardon, B. Reid, B. Scanlan, C. Sutton
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
17,315
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 3 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Shane McGrath
(Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Bedford, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Carlon, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Reardon, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | |||