Demonwiki | 1950

Coach: Allan La Fontaine
Captain: Shane McGrath
Finishing Position: 3rd
Best and Fairest: Denis Cordner
Leading Goalkicker: Denis Cordner (36)
Best First Year Player: n/a
Members: 3914

Matches	Ladder	Playing List	Best and Fairest	Seconds	Thirds

Having missed out on the finals as defending premiers in 1949 the Demons were desperate to atone, and when they were riding high on the ladder and looking like the only possible challenger to Essendon at the halfway mark of the year it seemed that they would be playing for a double chance.

But they faltered in the second half of the year and despite eventually finishing two games clear of the fourth placed Geelong they were knocked out by the Pivotonians in the first match of the finals.

The club travelled to Tasmania during the year and played matches in Hobart on July 29 and Launceston on August 1

The siren was introduced to replace bells at all league grounds after a successful trial at the MCG in late 1949.

Len Dockett and Mike Woods were Melbourne's contribution to the Victorian interstate carnival side.

Melbourne's VFL delegates were Bill Flintoft and Wally Scott.

A practice match was planned for April 15 against Prahran but the league refused to sanction the match.

Premiership Season

Round	Opposition	Result
1	Carlton	WIN
2	Richmond	WIN
3	North Melbourne	LOSS
4	Geelong	LOSS
5	Footscray	WIN
6	Fitzroy	WIN
7	Hawthorn	WIN
8	Collingwood	WIN
9	South Melbourne	WIN
10	Essendon	LOSS
11	St. Kilda	WIN
12	Carlton	WIN
13	Richmond	WIN
14	North Melbourne	LOSS
15	Geelong	LOSS
16	Footscray	WIN
17	Fitzroy	LOSS
18	Hawthorn	WIN
SF	Geelong	LOSS

Exhibition Matches

Opposition	Result
Tasmanian League	WIN
North Launceston	WIN

Ladder

	W	D	L	%	P
Essendon	17	0	1	162.2	68
North Melbourne	13	0	5	123.4	52
Melbourne	12	0	6	123.2	48
Geelong	10	0	8	124.4	40
Fitzroy	10	0	8	110.5	40
Richmond	10	0	8	102.0	40
Collingwood	9	0	9	110.4	36
Carlton	8	1	9	93.3	34
St. Kilda	8	1	9	86.3	34
Footscray	5	0	13	91.7	20
South Melbourne	5	0	13	75.5	20
Hawthorn	0	0	18	49.8	0

Playing List

Number	Player	Games	Goals
1	Denis Cordner	19	36
2	Robert McKenzie	13	22
3	Geoff Collins	15	1
4	Jack Hiscock	4	3
5	Billy Deans	13	2
6	Eddie Craddock	7	8
7	Eddie Jackson	8	2
8	Doug Heywood	15	10
9	Con O'Toole	4	0
11	Gordon Bowman	1	0
12	Stuart Spencer	16	5
13	Max Spittle	12	0
14	Bob Johnston	8	0
15	Max Jeffers	6	5
16	George Bickford	18	3
17	Geoff McGivern	18	11
18	Nevin Paynter	1	0
19	Colin Love	2	0
20	Alan McGowan	10	4
21	Don Cordner	16	5
22	Shane McGrath	19	0
23	Ken Carlon	14	2
24	Ray Hutchins	1	0
26	Dave Bedford	4	0
27	Ken Rollason	5	13
28	Greg Lourey	2	0
29	Lance Arnold	17	0
30	Alby Rodda	18	10
31	Stan Rule	17	4
32	Len Dockett	17	22
33	Jack Thomson	14	15
34	Arthur Pound	7	12
35	Noel McMahen	19	0
36	Jack Mueller	5	20
37	Mike Woods	15	20