1950 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1950 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 18 of the 1950 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG.
Shane McGrath captained the hosts.
Peter O'Donohue captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Melbourne
S. McGrath (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, K. Carlon, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, Don Cordner, E. Craddock, B. Deans, L. Dockett, E. Jackson, B. Johnston, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, J. Mueller, A. Rodda, S. Rule, S. Spencer, J. Thomson
Hawthorn
Back:
N. Black, J. Robison, T. Fletcher
Half-back:
K. Hopper, B. Griffiths, J. Don
Centre:
A. Le Nepveu, N. Pearson, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
K. Newton, V. McKinnon, R. Evans
Forward:
G. Anderson, C. Philp, G. Bowman
Follower:
J. Kennedy, P. O'Donohue (capt.), R. Simmonds
Sub.:
B. Fisher, F. Prowse
Melbourne (23.18.156) defeated Hawthorn (9.6.60).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: E. Craddock (4), J. Thomson (4), J. Mueller (3), A. Rodda (3), D. Cordner (2), G. McGivern (2), B. McKenzie (2), G. Collins, B. Deans, L. Dockett
Hawthorn: G. Anderson (2), C. Philp (2), R. Simmonds (2), V. McKinnon, K. Newton, P. O'Donohue
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
10,255
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 8 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 10 | 23 | . | 18 | 23 | . | 18 | (156) |
| Hawthorn | 0 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | (60) |
| Margin | MELB by 51 | MELB by 38 | MELB by 47 | MELB by 96 | MELB by 96 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Bob McCaskill
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Shane McGrath
(Melbourne),
Peter O'Donohue
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Carlon, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 18 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Anderson, Gordon | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Black, Norm | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Bowman, Gordon | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Don, Jim | HBFR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Ron | HFFR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fisher, Bob | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fletcher, Ted | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Griffiths, Barry | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Hopper, Ken | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Le Nepveu, Allan | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKinnon, Vic | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Newton, Ken | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter (c) | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Prowse, Frank | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Robison, Jim | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 6 | |||
B. Fisher replaced J. Don during the fourth quarter.
F. Prowse replaced R. Evans during the fourth quarter.
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 22 | N. Black | 12 | J. Robison | 23 | T. Fletcher |
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| 3 | K. Hopper | 13 | B. Griffiths | 8 | J. Don |
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| 19 | A. Le Nepveu | 7 | N. Pearson | 16 | L. Wilkinson |
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| 17 | K. Newton | 20 | V. McKinnon | 28 | R. Evans | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 6 | G. Anderson | 8 | C. Philp | 30 | G. Bowman |
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