1950 VFA season

none December 2017 December 2017 1950 Oakleigh Football Squad (1950).jpg 270px 22 April – 30 September 1950 12 3 7 3 Frank Stubbs( – 38 votes) Johnny Walker( – 71 goals) 118 456,850VFA Crowd Numbers where Known https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Crowds.php The VFA Project 26 September 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250926180749/https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Crowds.php 26 September 2025 38,000 (Grand Final, vs ) white 1949 VFA season 1949 white 1951 VFA season 1951 The 1950 VFA season was the 69th season of the Victorian Football Association (VFA). won the premiership for the third time, defeating in the 1950 VFA Grand Final. Australian National Football Council affiliation During the 1949 season, the Association had made the decision to re-affiliate with the Australian National Football Council. This meant that from 1950, the Association played under the national standard code of rules. Most notably, this meant that throwing the ball in general play was no longer legal.The Argus 9 August 1949 Association joins ANFC 20 MelbourneThe Argus 28 June 1949 Privileges but not voting power 16 Melbourne Other rules, including the free kick for 'kicking in danger' which had been introduced under Association rules in 1947, also had to be dropped.The Argus Melbourne Rules "outlaw" flick passes 23 18 May 1950 Home-and-away season The home-and-home season was played over nineteen matches, before the top four clubs contested a finals series under the Page–McIntyre system to determine the premiers for the season. Ladder main WDL Q true points y 4 2 OAK Oakleigh PMB Port Melbourne WIL Williamstown BRI Brighton COB Coburg PRA Prahran SAN Sandringham BRU Brunswick CAM Camberwell NOR Northcote NBU Preston YAR Yarraville 15 4 0 1601 1304 P 14 5 0 1600 1285 13 6 0 1486 1411 12 6 1 1853 1330 12 7 0 1709 1461 10 9 0 1621 1446 10 9 0 1644 1570 9 8 1 1353 1366 8 10 0 1326 1368 4 15 0 1233 1865 3 16 0 1242 1723 2 17 0 1446 1985 Premiers #CCFFCC A A A A 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete The Argus 4 September 1950 Association statistics 10 Melbourne Finals Semi-finals Semi-finals Saturday, 9 September Williamstown 9.10 (64) A Brighton 15.12 (102) St Kilda Cricket Ground 18,000 The Argus 11 September 1950 Brighton go away to 6-goal victory 12 Melbourne Jack Dunn Saturday, 16 September Oakleigh 12.15 (87) H Port Melbourne 11.10 (76) St Kilda Cricket Ground 23,000 The Argus 18 September 1950 Oakleigh down Port in thrilling game 12 Melbourne Jack Dunn Preliminary final Preliminary final Saturday, 23 September Port Melbourne 11.6 (72) H Brighton 8.12 (60) St Kilda Cricket Ground 19,000 The Argus 25 September 1950 Port hit top to win V.F.A. final 13 Melbourne Jack Dunn Grand Final 1950 VFA Grand Final Saturday, 30 September Oakleigh 5.5 (35) 6.8 (44) 13.9 (87) 13.9 (87) Edwards 3, Hill 3, Lambert 2, Cunningham, Deayton, Howell, C. Watson, J. Watson H Port Melbourne 2.0 (12) 6.8 (44) 7.11 (53) 9.14 (68) Lewis 4, Woodbridge 2, Atkinson, Culph, Walsh St Kilda Cricket Ground 38,000 The Argus 2 October 1950 Third-quarter burst made game safe 12 Melbourne Jack Dunn Jack Cleary Awards The leading goalkicker for the home-and-home season was Bruce Harper (Sandringham), who kicked 70 goals; the leading goalkicker overall was Johnny Walker (Williamstown), who kicked 66 goals in the home-and-home season and 71 goals overall.The Sun News-Pictorial Melbourne 4 September 1950 Jack Oates Association details 29The Sun News-Pictorial Melbourne 2 October 1950 Jack Oates Steadiness, defence win title for Oakleigh 27 The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by Frank Stubbs (Camberwell), who polled 38 votes. Jack Spencer (Brunswick) was second with 28 votes, and Roy Harper (Sandringham) was third with 26½ votes.The Argus 7 September 1950 Frank Stubbs wins V.F.A. award 11 Melbourne Coburg won the seconds premiership. Coburg 8.11 (59) defeated Williamstown 7.11 (53) in the Grand Final, played as a curtain raiser to the firsts Grand Final on 30 September. Notable events Brisbane Carnival As a consequence of joining the ANFC, the Association was permitted to send a representative team to the 1950 Brisbane Carnival. The team was coached by Bill Faul (Prahran) and captained by Jack Whelan (Brunswick).The Argus 7 July 1950 V.F.A. coach advises his carnival team 14 Melbourne The Association competed in the top division, and finished in last place with a record of 1–3; this meant that the Association was required to play off against the winner of the lower division, the Australian Amateurs, during 1951 to determine which team qualified for the top division at the next carnival.The Canberra Times 12 July 1951 Australian Amateurs V.F.A. team to play at Manuka tomorrow 5 Canberra, ACT 1950 Brisbane Carnival Wednesday, 19 July Tasmania 14.7 (91) H Victoria (VFA) 9.15 (69) Brisbane Exhibition Ground 5,200 The Argus 20 July 1950 V.F.A. team defeated in Brisbane 13 Melbourne Percy Taylor Monday, 24 July Victoria (VFA) 6.6 (42) H South Australia 4.10 (34) Brisbane Exhibition Ground The Argus 26 July 1950 First national carnival upset 15 Melbourne Percy Taylor Wednesday, 26 July Victoria (VFL) 18.13 (121) H Victoria (VFA) 6.5 (41) Brisbane Exhibition Ground The Argus 27 July 1950 Hollow carnival victory 13 Melbourne Percy Taylor Saturday, 29 July Western Australia 15.20 (110) H Victoria (VFA) 6.6 (42) Brisbane Exhibition Ground The Argus 31 July 1950 WA were far too good 12 Melbourne Other notable events The match between Brunswick and Camberwell on 19 August ended in controversy. The final bell was rung with Camberwell leading by a point, and Camberwell fans ran onto the ground to celebrate; but, umpire Irvine had not heard the bell and allowed play to continue; fifteen seconds later, Brunswick's Ivor McIvor scored a goal, and Brunswick 10.14 (74) defeated Camberwell 9.15 (69).The Argus 21 August 1950 Won after bell 12 Melbourne Camberwell protested the result, and the Association declared the match 'no result'. No replay was held, as it was late in the season and the match could not affect the final four; as such, both teams are credited with eighteen games instead of nineteen for the year.The Sun News-Pictorial Melbourne 30 August 1950 Jack Oates Brunswick win "no game", V.F.A. declares 29 References Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFA