1950 VFL Round 17: St Kilda v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1950 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 17 of the 1950 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Geelong at Junction Oval. Fred Green captained the hosts. Bernie Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Froude and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

St Kilda
F. Green (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, B. Cameron, J. Coffey, W. Dicks, K. Drinan, A. Greenshields, B. McLennan, B. Mee, T. Meehan, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, F. Pemberton, B. Phillips, K. Rosewarne, J. Solomon, A. Squire, F. Sutherland, B. Wilkie

Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), J. Condon, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, T. Fulton, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, M. Lynch, A. Monahan, B. Morrison, J. Norman, L. O'Halloran, B. Pritchard, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, J. Stevens, S. Tate, N. Trezise

St Kilda (8.6.54) defeated Geelong (6.12.48).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: K. Rosewarne (4), P. Bennett (2), W. Dicks, F. Green
Geelong: M. Lynch (2), L. O'Halloran (2), B. Davis, F. Flanagan

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: St Kilda v Geelong
Date: Saturday 19 August 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Geelong
Score: 8.6.54 - 6.12.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 1 . 3 3 . 5 5 . 5 8 . 6 8 . 6 (54)
Geelong 2 . 1 2 . 3 4 . 8 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Margin GEEL by 4 STKL by 8 STKL by 3 STKL by 6 STKL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Fred Froude (St Kilda), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Fred Green (St Kilda), Bernie Smith (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Cleland

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 2 ?
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
11 Cameron, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Coffey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Dicks, William ? ? 1 ?
25 Drinan, Keith ? ? 0 ?
15 Green, Fred (c) ? ? 1 ?
5 Greenshields, Allan ? ? 0 ?
18 McLennan, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
16 Mee, Brian ? ? 0 ?
21 Meehan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 0 ?
50 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
1 Pemberton, Fred ? ? 0 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Rosewarne, Keith ? ? 4 ?
31 Solomon, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 0 ?
19 Sutherland, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 6

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Condon, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 1 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 1 ?
33 Fulton, Terry ? ? 0 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
16 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Lynch, Marty ? ? 2 ?
26 Monahan, Andy ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
30 Norman, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Halloran, Leo ? ? 2 ?
21 Pritchard, Bill ? ? 0 ?
27 Rayson, Noel ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 0 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Stevens, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 12

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