1950 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1950 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Essendon in a semi final and defeating Geelong in the preliminary final, North Melbourne were defeated by Essendon in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1950 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 123.4)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albiston, Alec | #15 | 7 | 6 | R02-05, R08, R11, R16 |
| Brooker, Bob | #28 | 19 | 6 | R01-03, R05-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Condon, Don | #16 | 20 | 40 | R01, R03-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Dynon, Kevin | #2 | 19 | 14 | R01-14, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Foote, Les | #1 | 20 | 21 | R01-13, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Francis, Leo | #13 | 15 | 0 | R01, R03-08, R10-11, R13-18 |
| Hedley, Jack | #27 | 11 | 7 | R06-07, R13-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Jarrard, Ted | #4 | 20 | 0 | R01-13, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Jeeves, Frank | #9 | 7 | 1 | R01-03, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Kelly, Pat | #22 | 15 | 0 | R01-07, R12-14, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Kokkin, George | #14 | 4 | 0 | R14-17 |
| Lawrence, Vic | #19 | 20 | 5 | R01, R03-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Lineen, Jock | #25 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R06 |
| Malone, Jim | #11 | 18 | 7 | R01-02, R04, R06-18, PF, GF |
| Marchesi, Gerald | #3 | 17 | 22 | R01-03, R05-10, R13-16, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Martyn, Bryan | #31 | 5 | 0 | R07-08, R10-12 |
| McCorkell, Jock | #18 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| McKenzie, Keith | #20 | 20 | 2 | R01-16, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| McMahon, Kevin | #21 | 3 | 0 | R09, R12, SF |
| Milroy, Bill | #12 | 6 | 0 | R02, R04-05, R09, R11-12 |
| Mogg, Les | #23 | 15 | 5 | R01, R08-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Parkes, Eric | #29 | 8 | 1 | R02-05, R10-13 |
| Radloff, Stan | #10 | 8 | 0 | R06-09, R14-17 |
| Reeves, John | #6 | 20 | 3 | R01-06, R08-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Reeves, Les | #24 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Robb, Tim | #5 | 13 | 21 | R02-07, R09-12, SF, PF, GF |
| Ryan, Reg | #35 | 16 | 0 | R01, R03-05, R07-11, R14-17, SF, PF, GF |
| Shipp, Laurie | #30 | 9 | 1 | R02, R04-05, R13-18 |
| Smith, Kevin | #8 | 2 | 4 | R01-02 |
| Spencer, Jock | #7 | 21 | 86 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Thornton, Col | #32 | 17 | 4 | R03-04, R06-15, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, Wally | 21 | 14 | -0- | 7 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1950 | Round 1 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 10 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 29/04/1950 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 06/05/1950 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 24 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 13/05/1950 | Round 4 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 2 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 20/05/1950 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 3 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 27/05/1950 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 15 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 03/06/1950 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 44 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 12/06/1950 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 17 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 17/06/1950 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 32 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 24/06/1950 | Round 10 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 4 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 01/07/1950 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 75 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 08/07/1950 | Round 12 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 13 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 15/07/1950 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 10 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 22/07/1950 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 23 | Wally Carter | unknown |
| 05/08/1950 | Round 15 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 57 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 12/08/1950 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 51 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 19/08/1950 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 8 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 26/08/1950 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 24 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 09/09/1950 | Semi Final | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 3 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 16/09/1950 | Preliminary Final | Geelong | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 17 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 23/09/1950 | Grand Final | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 38 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.