1950 VFL Season Semi Final 1: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1950 between Melbourne and Geelong in the first semi final of the 1950 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Geelong at the MCG. Shane McGrath captained the hosts. Bernie Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

Melbourne (6.8.44) were defeated by Geelong (13.10.88).

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: First Semi Final
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 2 September 1950
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 54,817

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 6.8.44 - 13.10.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 2 3 . 2 5 . 4 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Geelong 1 . 1 4 . 5 8 . 6 13 . 10 13 . 10 (88)
Margin MELB by 7 GEEL by 9 GEEL by 20 GEEL by 44 GEEL by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Shane McGrath
Coach: Allan La Fontaine

Geelong

Captain: Bernie Smith
Coach: Reg Hickey

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Arnold, Lance ? ? 0 ?
16 Bickford, George ? ? 0 ?
23 Carlon, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 Collins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
1 Cordner, Denis ? ? 3 ?
21 Cordner, Don ? ? 0 ?
6 Craddock, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
5 Deans, Billy ? ? 0 ?
32 Dockett, Len ? ? 0 ?
7 Jackson, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
17 McGivern, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
22 McGrath, Shane (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
35 McMahen, Noel ? ? 0 ?
36 Mueller, Jack ? ? 2 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 0 ?
31 Rule, Stan ? ? 1 ?
13 Spittle, Max ? ? 0 ?
33 Thomson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
37 Woods, Mike ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 8

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Condon, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 2 ?
33 Fulton, Terry ? ? 0 ?
18 Goninon, George ? ? 6 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
16 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Lynch, Marty ? ? 3 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Norman, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Pritchard, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 0 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie (c) ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 1 ?
5 Toyne, Ian ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 1 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 10

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