1950 VFL Round 18: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1950 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1950 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), B. Brooker, D. Condon, K. Dynon, L. Francis, J. Hedley, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. Malone, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, L. Mogg, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, L. Shipp, J. Spencer, C. Thornton
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), R. Bickley, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, J. Streader
North Melbourne (9.12.66) were defeated by Fitzroy (13.12.90).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (4), D. Condon (2), K. Dynon, L. Foote, J. Reeves
Fitzroy: R. Simpson (5), E. Hart (3), A. Ruthven (2), B. Clay, G. Coates, D. Hart
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
9.12.66 - 13.12.90
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Fitzroy | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Margin | FITZ by 26 | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 39 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Les Foote
(North Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Cleland
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Francis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hedley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mogg, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Shipp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bickley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | |||