Exhibition Match, 1950
North Launceston vs Melbourne
Tuesday 1 August
Venue: York Park
Attendance: Unknown
1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
North Launceston | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.11 | 9.13.67 |
Melbourne | 5.4 | 8.7 | 16.9 | 21.13.139 |
Melbourne win by 72 points
Goalkickers: Robert McKenzie 7, Arthur Pound 4, Ken McKaige 3, Ken Carlon 3, Max Jeffers 2, Eddie Craddock 1, Thompson 1
An understrength Demon side still had no trouble accounting for their opposition, with only a winning last quarter saving the Tasmanians from a thrashing in a game where the first half was played in drizzling rain.
Best were McKenzie, Rule and Spittle
Selected team:
B: Deans, McGrath, O'Toole
HB: Collins, McGowan, Paynter
C: Spittle, Bickford, Spencer
HF: McKenzie, McGivern, Dockett
Foll: D. Cordner, Rule, Carlon
Reserves: Unknown
Notes
Goalkickers Pound, McKaige, Jeffers, Craddock and Thompson all came from outside the selected side.