1950 VFL Grand Final

1950 VFL Grand Final
13.14 (92)	7.12 (54)
Date	23 September 1950
Stadium	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance	85,869

The 1950 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 23 September 1950. It was the 54th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1950 VFL season. The match, attended by 85,869 spectators, was won by Essendon by 38 points, marking that club's eighth premiership victory.

This was North Melbourne's first ever VFL Grand Final while Essendon were competing in their fifth successive premiership decider. They were the reigning premiers, having defeated Carlton in the 1949 VFL Grand Final. Essendon's victory sent the retiring Dick Reynolds out in style, although he would come out of retirement for one final game in 1951.

Teams

Essendon
B:	Les Gardiner	Bill Brittingham	Wally May
HB:	Harold Lambert	Roy McConnell	Norm McDonald
C:	Chris Lambert	Alan Dale	Jack Collins
HF:	Jack Jones	Bill Snell	Albert Harper
F:	Dick Reynolds (c)	John Coleman	Ron McEwin
Foll:	Bob McClure	Bob Syme	Bill Hutchison
Reserve(s):	Ted Leehane	Noel Allanson
Coach:	Dick Reynolds

North Melbourne
B:	Pat Kelly	Jock McCorkell	John Reeves
HB:	Ted Jarrard	Reg Ryan	Les Reeves
C:	Keith McKenzie	Kevin Dynon	Les Mogg
HF:	Gerald Marchesi	Frank Jeeves	Don Condon
F:	Bob Brooker	Jock Spencer	Tim Robb
Foll:	Col Thornton	Les Foote (c)	Jim Malone
Reserve(s):	Vic Lawrence	Jack Hedley
Coach:	Wally Carter

Umpire - Jack McMurray, Jr.

Statistics

Goalkickers

Essendon

Coleman 4
Reynolds 2
Syme 2
Dale 1
Harper 1
Hutchison 1
McEwin 1
Snell 1

North Melbourne

Spencer 3
Robb 2
Brooker 1
Dynon 1

References

1950 Grand Final stats page on AFL Tables
The Official statistical history of the AFL 2004
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

v t e Essendon Football Club 1950 VFL Premiers
Essendon 13.14 (92) defeated North Melbourne 7.12 (54), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Captain: 3. Reynolds 2. Collins 4. McDonald 7. Hutchison 8. Harper 9. Leehane 10. Coleman 11. McEwin 12. May 14. C. Lambert 15. Dale 17. H. Lambert 18. Gardiner 22. Snell 23. Brittingham 24. Jones 25. McConnell 26. Syme 31. McClure 33. Allanson
Coach: Reynolds

v t e Essendon Football Club
History Premierships & Records Players Captains Coaches Awards W. S. Crichton Medal Leading Goalkickers Captain: Jobe Watson Coach: John Worsfold Nickname: Bombers
Home grounds	East Melbourne Cricket Ground (1897–1921) Windy Hill (1922–91) Melbourne Cricket Ground (1992–present) Docklands Stadium (2000–present)
Premierships (16)	1897 1901 1911 1912 1923 1924 1942 1946 1949 1950 1962 1965 1984 1985 1993 2000
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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v t e North Melbourne Football Club
History Records Captains Coaches Players Current Squad Syd Barker Medal Leading Goalkickers Captain: Andrew Swallow Coach: Brad Scott Nickname: Kangaroos
Home grounds	Arden Street Oval (1925–64; 1966–85) Coburg City Oval (1965) Sydney Cricket Ground (1979; 1999–2002) Melbourne Cricket Ground (1984–99) Manuka Oval (1998; 2001–06) Docklands Stadium (2000–present) Bellerive Oval (2012–present)
Premierships (4)	1975 1977 1996 1999
Seasons (89)	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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known as Kangaroos Football Club from 1999–2007

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