1950 VFL Season Round 18: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1950 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round eighteen of the 1950 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at the 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 (23.18.156) defeated Hawthorn (9.6.60).
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
Melbourne
Captain: Shane McGrathCoach: Allan La Fontaine
Hawthorn
Captain: Peter O'DonohueCoach: Bob McCaskill
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
| Melbourne | Coach: Allan La Fontaine | ||||||||||||||
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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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| CENTRE | 10 | J. Kennedy | 26 | B. Fisher | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 14 | P. O'Donohue (c) | 31 | F. Prowse | |||||||||||
| 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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| Hawthorn | Coach: Bob McCaskill | ||||||||||||||