1950 VFL season
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Results and statistics for the VFL/AFL season of 1950.
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[edit] Premiership season
In 1950, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.
Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 18 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 7.
Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1950 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the "Page-McIntyre system".
[edit] Round 1
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 11.8 (74) | Richmond | 9.10 (64) | Arden Street Oval | 20,000 | 22 April 1950 |
| Footscray | 9.20 (74) | St Kilda | 12.11 (83) | Western Oval | 13,500 | 22 April 1950 |
| Hawthorn | 4.15 (39) | Geelong | 18.11 (119) | Glenferrie Oval | 10,000 | 22 April 1950 |
| Fitzroy | 9.10 (64) | Essendon | 9.16 (70) | Brunswick Street Oval | 20,000 | 22 April 1950 |
| South Melbourne | 14.12 (96) | Collingwood | 11.10 (76) | Lake Oval | 20,000 | 22 April 1950 |
| Melbourne | 13.13 (91) | Carlton | 10.11 (71) | MCG | 33,000 | 22 April 1950 |
[edit] Round 2
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 29.7 (181) | South Melbourne | 10.16 (76) | Windy Hill | 22,000 | 29 April 1950 |
| Collingwood | 16.11 (107) | Fitzroy | 9.11 (65) | Victoria Park | 22,300 | 29 April 1950 |
| Carlton | 18.18 (126) | North Melbourne | 16.14 (110) | Princes Park | 30,500 | 29 April 1950 |
| Richmond | 10.12 (72) | Melbourne | 10.13 (73) | Punt Road Oval | 25,000 | 29 April 1950 |
| St Kilda | 20.24 (144) | Hawthorn | 5.5 (35) | Junction Oval | 10,000 | 29 April 1950 |
| Geelong | 18.17 (125) | Footscray | 13.14 (92) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 20,200 | 29 April 1950 |
[edit] Round 3
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 13.24 (102) | Hawthorn | 4.9 (33) | Western Oval | 10,000 | 6 May 1950 |
| South Melbourne | 11.15 (81) | St Kilda | 15.13 (103) | Lake Oval | 20,000 | 6 May 1950 |
| North Melbourne | 12.11 (83) | Melbourne | 7.17 (59) | Arden Street Oval | 18,000 | 6 May 1950 |
| Richmond | 9.15 (69) | Fitzroy | 8.11 (59) | Punt Road Oval | 17,000 | 6 May 1950 |
| Geelong | 8.16 (64) | Essendon | 18.11 (119) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 23,000 | 6 May 1950 |
| Collingwood | 8.22 (70) | Carlton | 12.9 (81) | Victoria Park | 30,000 | 6 May 1950 |
[edit] Round 4
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 16.27 (123) | South Melbourne | 8.9 (57) | Brunswick Street Oval | 12,500 | 13 May 1950 |
| Essendon | 21.9 (135) | Footscray | 9.10 (64) | Windy Hill | 18,000 | 13 May 1950 |
| Carlton | 17.15 (117) | Richmond | 16.10 (106) | Princes Park | 29,000 | 13 May 1950 |
| St Kilda | 12.8 (80) | North Melbourne | 10.18 (78) | Junction Oval | 30,000 | 13 May 1950 |
| Melbourne | 10.7 (67) | Geelong | 9.16 (70) | MCG | 23,000 | 13 May 1950 |
| Hawthorn | 6.12 (48) | Collingwood | 7.25 (67) | Glenferrie Oval | 9,000 | 13 May 1950 |
[edit] Round 5
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 14.12 (96) | South Melbourne | 14.9 (93) | Arden Street Oval | 14,000 | 20 May 1950 |
| Footscray | 13.11 (89) | Melbourne | 16.9 (105) | Western Oval | 12,500 | 20 May 1950 |
| Fitzroy | 19.15 (129) | Hawthorn | 4.24 (48) | Brunswick Street Oval | 8,500 | 20 May 1950 |
| Richmond | 10.18 (78) | Essendon | 17.8 (110) | Punt Road Oval | 33,000 | 20 May 1950 |
| Geelong | 10.19 (79) | Collingwood | 12.8 (80) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 23,000 | 20 May 1950 |
| St Kilda | 10.14 (74) | Carlton | 8.7 (55) | Junction Oval | 47,000 | 20 May 1950 |
[edit] Round 6
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 20.15 (135) | St Kilda | 5.11 (41) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 24,000 | 27 May 1950 |
| Collingwood | 14.14 (98) | Richmond | 16.11 (107) | Victoria Park | 24,000 | 27 May 1950 |
| Carlton | 16.13 (109) | Footscray | 16.10 (106) | Princes Park | 16,500 | 27 May 1950 |
| South Melbourne | 20.14 (134) | Hawthorn | 10.14 (74) | Lake Oval | 9,500 | 27 May 1950 |
| Melbourne | 13.17 (95) | Fitzroy | 6.8 (44) | MCG | 21,000 | 27 May 1950 |
| North Melbourne | 13.8 (86) | Essendon | 11.5 (71) | Arden Street Oval | 25,000 | 27 May 1950 |
[edit] Round 7
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 6.12 (48) | Melbourne | 14.12 (96) | Glenferrie Oval | 8,000 | 3 June 1950 |
| Fitzroy | 7.7 (49) | North Melbourne | 13.15 (93) | Brunswick Street Oval | 14,000 | 3 June 1950 |
| Essendon | 19.13 (127) | St Kilda | 9.9 (63) | Windy Hill | 27,000 | 3 June 1950 |
| Richmond | 12.7 (79) | Geelong | 9.20 (74) | Punt Road Oval | 26,000 | 3 June 1950 |
| Footscray | 10.7 (67) | Collingwood | 19.25 (139) | Western Oval | 19,000 | 3 June 1950 |
| South Melbourne | 9.14 (68) | Carlton | 11.8 (74) | Lake Oval | 22,000 | 3 June 1950 |
[edit] Round 8
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 9.7 (61) | Richmond | 14.9 (93) | Glenferrie Oval | 14,000 | 10 June 1950 |
| Footscray | 19.11 (125) | South Melbourne | 9.8 (62) | Western Oval | 13,000 | 10 June 1950 |
| Carlton | 11.5 (71) | Essendon | 10.16 (76) | Princes Park | 46,500 | 10 June 1950 |
| North Melbourne | 10.17 (77) | Geelong | 8.12 (60) | Arden Street Oval | 30,000 | 12 June 1950 |
| St Kilda | 14.17 (101) | Fitzroy | 14.12 (96) | Junction Oval | 22,000 | 12 June 1950 |
| Melbourne | 16.9 (105) | Collingwood | 8.11 (59) | MCG | 55,000 | 12 June 1950 |
[edit] Round 9
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 14.13 (97) | St Kilda | 10.11 (71) | Punt Road Oval | 28,000 | 17 June 1950 |
| Fitzroy | 11.18 (84) | Footscray | 6.15 (51) | Brunswick Street Oval | 13,000 | 17 June 1950 |
| Essendon | 22.15 (147) | Hawthorn | 9.7 (61) | Windy Hill | 14,000 | 17 June 1950 |
| Collingwood | 9.12 (66) | North Melbourne | 14.14 (98) | Victoria Park | 24,500 | 17 June 1950 |
| South Melbourne | 8.12 (60) | Melbourne | 13.16 (94) | Lake Oval | 16,000 | 17 June 1950 |
| Geelong | 13.20 (98) | Carlton | 15.9 (99) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 23,500 | 17 June 1950 |
[edit] Round 10
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 13.12 (90) | North Melbourne | 12.22 (94) | Western Oval | 17,300 | 24 June 1950 |
| Fitzroy | 7.11 (53) | Geelong | 9.19 (73) | Brunswick Street Oval | 12,000 | 24 June 1950 |
| Collingwood | 15.12 (102) | St Kilda | 9.14 (68) | Victoria Park | 17,500 | 24 June 1950 |
| South Melbourne | 14.17 (101) | Richmond | 13.8 (86) | Lake Oval | 15,500 | 24 June 1950 |
| Melbourne | 8.15 (63) | Essendon | 10.12 (72) | MCG | 55,700 | 24 June 1950 |
| Hawthorn | 16.15 (111) | Carlton | 16.20 (116) | Glenferrie Oval | 10,000 | 24 June 1950 |
[edit] Round 11
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 19.21 (135) | South Melbourne | 8.7 (55) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 16,500 | 1 July 1950 |
| Carlton | 10.13 (73) | Fitzroy | 15.8 (98) | Princes Park | 19,000 | 1 July 1950 |
| St Kilda | 6.17 (53) | Melbourne | 9.13 (67) | Junction Oval | 23,000 | 1 July 1950 |
| North Melbourne | 14.16 (100) | Hawthorn | 2.13 (25) | Arden Street Oval | 10,000 | 1 July 1950 |
| Richmond | 15.18 (108) | Footscray | 8.14 (62) | Punt Road Oval | 17,000 | 1 July 1950 |
| Essendon | 12.18 (90) | Collingwood | 6.12 (48) | Windy Hill | 22,000 | 1 July 1950 |
[edit] Round 12
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 16.15 (111) | Hawthorn | 4.12 (36) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 13,000 | 8 July 1950 |
| Essendon | 12.17 (89) | Fitzroy | 9.7 (61) | Windy Hill | 19,000 | 8 July 1950 |
| Collingwood | 16.21 (117) | South Melbourne | 9.20 (74) | Victoria Park | 14,500 | 8 July 1950 |
| Carlton | 8.15 (63) | Melbourne | 10.14 (74) | Princes Park | 21,500 | 8 July 1950 |
| Richmond | 10.10 (70) | North Melbourne | 8.9 (57) | Punt Road Oval | 23,000 | 8 July 1950 |
| St Kilda | 8.11 (59) | Footscray | 11.10 (76) | Junction Oval | 14,000 | 8 July 1950 |
[edit] Round 13
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 13.16 (94) | Richmond | 9.10 (64) | MCG | 38,000 | 15 July 1950 |
| Hawthorn | 10.11 (71) | St Kilda | 12.12 (84) | Glenferrie Oval | 9,000 | 15 July 1950 |
| Footscray | 11.10 (76) | Geelong | 10.19 (79) | Western Oval | 16,000 | 15 July 1950 |
| South Melbourne | 8.9 (57) | Essendon | 22.17 (149) | Lake Oval | 16,000 | 15 July 1950 |
| Fitzroy | 16.12 (108) | Collingwood | 12.13 (85) | Brunswick Street Oval | 17,000 | 15 July 1950 |
| North Melbourne | 12.18 (90) | Carlton | 11.14 (80) | Arden Street Oval | 25,000 | 15 July 1950 |
[edit] Round 14
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| St Kilda | 10.18 (78) | South Melbourne | 13.10 (88) | Junction Oval | 18,000 | 22 July 1950 |
| Melbourne | 4.8 (32) | North Melbourne | 7.13 (55) | MCG | 34,000 | 22 July 1950 |
| Fitzroy | 6.10 (46) | Richmond | 5.6 (36) | Brunswick Street Oval | 14,000 | 22 July 1950 |
| Essendon | 8.14 (62) | Geelong | 6.9 (45) | Windy Hill | 18,000 | 22 July 1950 |
| Carlton | 12.7 (79) | Collingwood | 17.14 (116) | Princes Park | 30,500 | 29 July 1950 |
| Hawthorn | 11.12 (78) | Footscray | 11.14 (80) | Glenferrie Oval | 9,000 | 29 July 1950 |
[edit] Round 15
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 15.14 (104) | St Kilda | 7.5 (47) | Arden Street Oval | 9,000 | 5 August 1950 |
| Geelong | 13.14 (92) | Melbourne | 9.12 (66) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 15,500 | 5 August 1950 |
| Collingwood | 16.21 (117) | Hawthorn | 2.8 (20) | Victoria Park | 9,000 | 5 August 1950 |
| South Melbourne | 11.8 (74) | Fitzroy | 11.11 (77) | Lake Oval | 9,000 | 5 August 1950 |
| Footscray | 10.9 (69) | Essendon | 10.11 (71) | Western Oval | 13,000 | 5 August 1950 |
| Richmond | 14.20 (104) | Carlton | 9.16 (70) | Punt Road Oval | 18,000 | 5 August 1950 |
[edit] Round 16
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 20.15 (135) | Richmond | 11.12 (78) | Windy Hill | 24,000 | 12 August 1950 |
| Collingwood | 10.15 (75) | Geelong | 11.15 (81) | Victoria Park | 26,000 | 12 August 1950 |
| Carlton | 12.11 (83) | St Kilda | 11.17 (83) | Princes Park | 10,500 | 12 August 1950 |
| South Melbourne | 13.11 (89) | North Melbourne | 21.14 (140) | Lake Oval | 11,000 | 12 August 1950 |
| Melbourne | 15.11 (101) | Footscray | 14.14 (98) | MCG | 17,500 | 12 August 1950 |
| Hawthorn | 11.14 (80) | Fitzroy | 23.16 (154) | Glenferrie Oval | 7,000 | 12 August 1950 |
[edit] Round 17
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 14.10 (94) | South Melbourne | 16.7 (103) | Glenferrie Oval | 6,500 | 19 August 1950 |
| Fitzroy | 7.10 (52) | Melbourne | 6.11 (47) | Brunswick Street Oval | 12,500 | 19 August 1950 |
| Essendon | 15.12 (102) | North Melbourne | 13.16 (94) | Windy Hill | 33,500 | 19 August 1950 |
| St Kilda | 8.6 (54) | Geelong | 6.12 (48) | Junction Oval | 12,000 | 19 August 1950 |
| Richmond | 15.19 (109) | Collingwood | 15.10 (100) | Punt Road Oval | 16,000 | 19 August 1950 |
| Footscray | 13.14 (92) | Carlton | 12.7 (79) | Western Oval | 10,000 | 19 August 1950 |
[edit] Round 18
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 10.14 (74) | Richmond | 12.14 (86) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 22,500 | 26 August 1950 |
| Collingwood | 9.10 (64) | Footscray | 8.14 (62) | Victoria Park | 12,000 | 26 August 1950 |
| Carlton | 13.4 (82) | South Melbourne | 10.10 (70) | Princes Park | 10,000 | 26 August 1950 |
| Melbourne | 23.18 (156) | Hawthorn | 9.6 (60) | MCG | 10,500 | 26 August 1950 |
| North Melbourne | 9.12 (66) | Fitzroy | 13.12 (90) | Arden Street Oval | 16,000 | 26 August 1950 |
| St Kilda | 8.7 (55) | Essendon | 21.10 (136) | Junction Oval | 27,000 | 26 August 1950 |
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Agst | % | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1942 | 1197 | 162.2 | 68 |
| 2 | North Melbourne | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1595 | 1293 | 123.4 | 52 |
| 3 | Melbourne | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1485 | 1205 | 123.2 | 48 |
| 4 | Geelong | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1562 | 1256 | 124.4 | 40 |
| 5 | Fitzroy | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1452 | 1314 | 110.5 | 40 |
| 6 | Richmond | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1506 | 1476 | 102.0 | 40 |
| 7 | Collingwood | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1586 | 1437 | 110.4 | 36 |
| 8 | Carlton | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1528 | 1637 | 93.3 | 34 |
| 9 | St Kilda | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1341 | 1553 | 86.3 | 34 |
| 10 | Footscray | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1475 | 1608 | 91.7 | 20 |
| 11 | South Melbourne | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1438 | 1904 | 75.5 | 20 |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1022 | 2052 | 49.8 | 0 |
[edit] Finals
[edit] First Semi-Final
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
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| Melbourne | 2.2 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 6.8 (44) |
| Geelong | 1.1 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 13.10 (88) |
| Attendance: 54,817 |
[edit] Second Semi-Final
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5.5 | 6.8 | 9.11 | 11.14 (80) |
| North Melbourne | 0.3 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 11.11 (77) |
| Attendance: 75,433 |
[edit] Preliminary Final
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1.0 | 4.8 | 10.11 | 14.16 (100) |
| Geelong | 7.3 | 8.4 | 11.7 | 12.11 (83) |
| Attendance: 73,530 |
[edit] Grand Final
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 7.3 | 7.6 | 10.11 | 13.14 (92) |
| North Melbourne | 4.0 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 7.12 (54) |
| Attendance: 87,801 |
[edit] Grand Final Teams
| Essendon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | Les Gardiner | Bill Brittingham | Wally May |
| H/Backs | Harold Lambert | Roy McConnell | Norm McDonald |
| Centre Line | Chris Lambert | Alan Dale | Jack Collins |
| H/Forwards | Jack Jones | Bill Snell | Albert Harper |
| Forwards | Ron McEwin | John Coleman | Dick Reynolds(c) |
| Rucks/Rover | Bob "Bluey" McClure | Bob Syme | Bill Hutchison |
| Reserves | Noel Allanson | Ted Leehane |
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- Essendon Captain-Coach: Dick Reynolds
| North Melb. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | John Reeves | Jock McCorkell | Pat Kelly |
| H/Backs | Les Reeves | Reg Ryan | Ted Jarrard |
| Centre Line | Keith McKenzie | Kevin Dynon | Les Mogg |
| H/Forwards | Don Condon | Frank Jeeves | Gerald Marchesi |
| Forwards | Tim Robb | Jock Spencer | Bob Brooker |
| Rucks/Rover | Col Thornton | Les Foote (c) | Jim Malone |
| Reserves | Vic Lawrence | Jack Hedley |
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- North Melbourne Coach: Wally Carter
Umpire - Jack McMurray
[edit] Awards
- The 1950 VFL Premiership team was Essendon.
- The VFL's leading goalkicker was John Coleman of Essendon with 120 goals (including 8 goals in the final series).
- The winner of the 1950 Brownlow Medal was Allan Ruthven of Fitzroy with 21 votes.
- Hawthorn took the "wooden spoon" in 1950.
[edit] Notable Events
- In the early 1950 pre-season, veteran Collingwood coach Jock McHale announces that he will retire. Collingwood called for applications for a non-playing coach. Champion ruckman Phonse Kyne, much loved by all at Collingwood (especially John Wren), immediately announced his retirement and applied for the job. On the Thursday before the last pre-season practice match (i.e., 13 April), the Collingwood committee announced that it had appointed the (then) coach of the Collingwood Second Eighteen team, Bervyn Woods[1] — who had been sold to Collingwood (along with Harold Jones[2]) in 1935 by the cash-strapped VFA club Brunswick — as coach, by the casting vote of the President Harry Curtis. The announcement was greeted with incredulity, resentment, and anger, because the decision surely meant that Kyne (the supporters' choice for the job) would have to go elsewhere to realize his coaching ambitions. At Collingwood's final practice match (Saturday 15 April) the crowd continuously jeered at Woods, and those members of the Collingwood committee that had voted for him were in great physical danger. Meanwhile Kyne was carried around the ground in great majesty on the shoulders of the crowd. On Sunday (16 April) Woods withdrew his application and reverted to coaching the Second Eighteen. Thus, with a reign of 5 days, Woods remains the VFL/AFL coach with the shortest-ever tenure. Phonse Kyne was appointed coach following Woods' resignation. Over the 1950 season he played seven matches; he then retired. He coached Collingwood for 14 consecutive seasons (1950-1963). Within days of Woods' retirement, a special extraordinary meeting of Collingwood Football Club members was held at the Collingwood Town Hall, and those seen to be responsible for the appointment of Woods (viz., Harry Curtis, Frank Wraith, and Bob Rush) were voted out of office. Collingwood won nine matches and lost nine matches in the 1950 season despite all of these internal troubles.
- In round 17, John Coleman kick his 100th goal for the season in his sixteenth match of the season (he did not play in the split round 14 because he was in Brisbane playing for Victoria).
- North Melbourne Football Club reached the Grand Final for the first time since joining the VFL in 1925.[3]
- Essendon Football Club wins the First Eighteen, Second Eighteen, and Third Eighteen premierships in 1950.
[edit] References
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-959-17402-8
- Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897-1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. ISBN 0-670-90809-6
- Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
- Strevens, S., Bob Rose: A Dignified Life, Allen & Unwin, (Crows Nest), 2004. ISBN 1-74114-465-5
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