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{{Infobox Victorian Football League season
{{Olympics infobox|1960|Summer |
| year = 1950
Name = Games of the 16th Olympiad |
| image = Billhutchison.jpg
Logo = Olympic logo 1960.png |
| imagesize = 150px
Size = 200 |
| caption = Premiership player [[Bill Hutchison (footballer)|Bill Hutchison]]
Host city = [[Rome]], [[Italy]] |
| clubs = 12
Nations participating = 83 |
| home-and-away season = 18 rounds
Athletes participating = 5,338<br>(4,727 men, 611 women)|
| premiership team = [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
Events = 150 in 17 [[sport]]s |
| count = 10th
Opening ceremony = [[August 25]], [[1960]] |
| minor premiers = [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
Closing ceremony = [[September 11]], [[1960]] |
| brownlow medalist = [[Allan Ruthven]]
Officially opened by = [[President of the Italian Republic|President]] [[Giovanni Gronchi]] |
| top goal kicker = [[John Coleman (Australian footballer)|John Coleman]] (112)
Athlete's Oath = [[Adolfo Consolini]] |
Judge's Oath = |
Olympic Torch = [[Giancarlo Peris]] |
Stadium = [[Stadio Olimpico]] |
}}
}}
The '''1960 Summer Olympics''', officially known as the '''Games of the XVII Olympiad''', was an [[international]] [[multi-sport event]] held in [[Rome]], [[Italy]], in [[1960]]. Rome had been awarded the organization of the [[1908 Summer Olympics]], but after the [[1906]] eruption of [[Mount Vesuvius]], was forced to decline and pass the honors to [[1908 Summer Olympics|London]].


Results and statistics for the '''[[VFL/AFL]] season of 1950'''.
==Host Selection==


==Premiership season==
On [[June 15]], [[1955]], at the 50th [[IOC Session]] in [[Paris]], [[France]], Rome beat out [[Lausanne]], [[Detroit]], [[Budapest]], [[Brussels]], [[Mexico City]] and [[Tokyo]] for the rights to the Games.
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 [[Early_VFL_Final_systems#The_Page-McIntyre_system_.281931.29|"Page-McIntyre system"]].
The vote results below, in chart form, are compliments of [http://www.aldaver.com/votes.html the International Olympic Committee Vote History] web page.


===Round 1===
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;"
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''11.8 (74)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 9.10 (64)
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 20,000
| 22 April 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 9.20 (74)
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''12.11 (83)'''
| [[Western Oval]]
| 13,500
| 22 April 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 4.15 (39)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''18.11 (119)'''
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 10,000
| 22 April 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 9.10 (64)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''9.16 (70)'''
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 20,000
| 22 April 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''14.12 (96)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 11.10 (76)
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 20,000
| 22 April 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''13.13 (91)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 10.11 (71)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 33,000
| 22 April 1950
{{end box}}

===Round 2===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''29.7 (181)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 10.16 (76)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 22,000
| 29 April 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''16.11 (107)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 9.11 (65)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 22,300
| 29 April 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''18.18 (126)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 16.14 (110)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 30,500
| 29 April 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 10.12 (72)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''10.13 (73)'''
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 25,000
| 29 April 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''20.24 (144)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 5.5 (35)
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 10,000
| 29 April 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''18.17 (125)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 13.14 (92)
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 20,200
| 29 April 1950
{{end box}}

===Round 3===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''13.24 (102)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 4.9 (33)
| [[Western Oval]]
| 10,000
| 6 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 11.15 (81)
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''15.13 (103)'''
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 20,000
| 6 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''12.11 (83)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 7.17 (59)
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 18,000
| 6 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''9.15 (69)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 8.11 (59)
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 17,000
| 6 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 8.16 (64)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''18.11 (119)'''
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 23,000
| 6 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Col}}
| 8.22 (70)
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''12.9 (81)'''
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 30,000
| 6 May 1950
{{end box}}

===Round 4===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''16.27 (123)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 8.9 (57)
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 12,500
| 13 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''21.9 (135)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 9.10 (64)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 18,000
| 13 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''17.15 (117)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 16.10 (106)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 29,000
| 13 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''12.8 (80)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 10.18 (78)
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 30,000
| 13 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 10.7 (67)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''9.16 (70)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 23,000
| 13 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 6.12 (48)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''7.25 (67)'''
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 9,000
| 13 May 1950
{{end box}}

===Round 5===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''14.12 (96)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 14.9 (93)
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 14,000
| 20 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 13.11 (89)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''16.9 (105)'''
| [[Western Oval]]
| 12,500
| 20 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''19.15 (129)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 4.24 (48)
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 8,500
| 20 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 10.18 (78)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''17.8 (110)'''
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 33,000
| 20 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 10.19 (79)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''12.8 (80)'''
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 23,000
| 20 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''10.14 (74)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 8.7 (55)
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 47,000
| 20 May 1950
{{end box}}

===Round 6===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''20.15 (135)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 5.11 (41)
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 24,000
| 27 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Col}}
| 14.14 (98)
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''16.11 (107)'''
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 24,000
| 27 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''16.13 (109)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 16.10 (106)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 16,500
| 27 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''20.14 (134)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 10.14 (74)
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 9,500
| 27 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''13.17 (95)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 6.8 (44)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 21,000
| 27 May 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''13.8 (86)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 11.5 (71)
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 25,000
| 27 May 1950
{{end box}}

===Round 7===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 6.12 (48)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''14.12 (96)'''
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 8,000
| 3 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 7.7 (49)
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''13.15 (93)'''
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 14,000
| 3 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''19.13 (127)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 9.9 (63)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 27,000
| 3 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''12.7 (79)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 9.20 (74)
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 26,000
| 3 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 10.7 (67)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''19.25 (139)'''
| [[Western Oval]]
| 19,000
| 3 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 9.14 (68)
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''11.8 (74)'''
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 22,000
| 3 June 1950
{{end box}}

===Round 8===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 9.7 (61)
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''14.9 (93)'''
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 14,000
| 10 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''19.11 (125)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 9.8 (62)
| [[Western Oval]]
| 13,000
| 10 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 11.5 (71)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''10.16 (76)'''
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 46,500
| 10 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''10.17 (77)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 8.12 (60)
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 30,000
| 12 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''14.17 (101)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 14.12 (96)
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 22,000
| 12 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''16.9 (105)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 8.11 (59)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 55,000
| 12 June 1950
{{end box}}

===Round 9===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''14.13 (97)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 10.11 (71)
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 28,000
| 17 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''11.18 (84)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 6.15 (51)
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 13,000
| 17 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''22.15 (147)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 9.7 (61)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 14,000
| 17 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Col}}
| 9.12 (66)
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''14.14 (98)'''
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 24,500
| 17 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 8.12 (60)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''13.16 (94)'''
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 16,000
| 17 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 13.20 (98)
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''15.9 (99)'''
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 23,500
| 17 June 1950
{{end box}}

===Round 10===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 13.12 (90)
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''12.22 (94)'''
| [[Western Oval]]
| 17,300
| 24 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 7.11 (53)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''9.19 (73)'''
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 12,000
| 24 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''15.12 (102)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 9.14 (68)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 17,500
| 24 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''14.17 (101)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 13.8 (86)
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 15,500
| 24 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 8.15 (63)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''10.12 (72)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 55,700
| 24 June 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 16.15 (111)
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''16.20 (116)'''
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 10,000
| 24 June 1950
{{end box}}

===Round 11===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''19.21 (135)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 8.7 (55)
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 16,500
| 1 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 10.13 (73)
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''15.8 (98)'''
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 19,000
| 1 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 6.17 (53)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''9.13 (67)'''
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 23,000
| 1 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''14.16 (100)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 2.13 (25)
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 10,000
| 1 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''15.18 (108)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 8.14 (62)
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 17,000
| 1 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''12.18 (90)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 6.12 (48)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 22,000
| 1 July 1950
{{end box}}

===Round 12===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''16.15 (111)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 4.12 (36)
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 13,000
| 8 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''12.17 (89)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 9.7 (61)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 19,000
| 8 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''16.21 (117)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 9.20 (74)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 14,500
| 8 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 8.15 (63)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''10.14 (74)'''
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 21,500
| 8 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''10.10 (70)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 8.9 (57)
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 23,000
| 8 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 8.11 (59)
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''11.10 (76)'''
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 14,000
| 8 July 1950
{{end box}}

===Round 13===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''13.16 (94)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 9.10 (64)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 38,000
| 15 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 10.11 (71)
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''12.12 (84)'''
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 9,000
| 15 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 11.10 (76)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''10.19 (79)'''
| [[Western Oval]]
| 16,000
| 15 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 8.9 (57)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''22.17 (149)'''
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 16,000
| 15 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''16.12 (108)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 12.13 (85)
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 17,000
| 15 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''12.18 (90)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 11.14 (80)
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 25,000
| 15 July 1950
{{end box}}

===Round 14===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 10.18 (78)
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''13.10 (88)'''
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 18,000
| 22 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 4.8 (32)
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''7.13 (55)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 34,000
| 22 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''6.10 (46)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 5.6 (36)
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 14,000
| 22 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''8.14 (62)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 6.9 (45)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 18,000
| 22 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 12.7 (79)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''17.14 (116)'''
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 30,500
| 29 July 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 11.12 (78)
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''11.14 (80)'''
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 9,000
| 29 July 1950
{{end box}}

===Round 15===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''15.14 (104)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 7.5 (47)
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 9,000
| 5 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''13.14 (92)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 9.12 (66)
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 15,500
| 5 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''16.21 (117)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 2.8 (20)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 9,000
| 5 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 11.8 (74)
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''11.11 (77)'''
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 9,000
| 5 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 10.9 (69)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''10.11 (71)'''
| [[Western Oval]]
| 13,000
| 5 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''14.20 (104)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 9.16 (70)
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 18,000
| 5 August 1950
{{end box}}

===Round 16===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''20.15 (135)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 11.12 (78)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 24,000
| 12 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Col}}
| 10.15 (75)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''11.15 (81)'''
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 26,000
| 12 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''12.11 (83)'''
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''11.17 (83)'''
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 10,500
| 12 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL SM}}
| 13.11 (89)
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''21.14 (140)'''
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 11,000
| 12 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''15.11 (101)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 14.14 (98)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 17,500
| 12 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 11.14 (80)
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''23.16 (154)'''
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 7,000
| 12 August 1950
{{end box}}

===Round 17===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 14.10 (94)
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''16.7 (103)'''
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 6,500
| 19 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''7.10 (52)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 6.11 (47)
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 12,500
| 19 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''15.12 (102)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 13.16 (94)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 33,500
| 19 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''8.6 (54)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 6.12 (48)
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 12,000
| 19 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''15.19 (109)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 15.10 (100)
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 16,000
| 19 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''13.14 (92)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 12.7 (79)
| [[Western Oval]]
| 10,000
| 19 August 1950
{{end box}}

===Round 18===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 10.14 (74)
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''12.14 (86)'''
| [[Kardinia Park (Stadium)]]
| 22,500
| 26 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''9.10 (64)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 8.14 (62)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 12,000
| 26 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''13.4 (82)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 10.10 (70)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 10,000
| 26 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''23.18 (156)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 9.6 (60)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 10,500
| 26 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 9.12 (66)
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''13.12 (90)'''
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 16,000
| 26 August 1950
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 8.7 (55)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''21.10 (136)'''
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 27,000
| 26 August 1950
{{end box}}

==Ladder==
{| class="wikitable"
|
!Team
!Won
!Lost
!Draw
!For
!Agst
!%
!Points
|-
|-
!1
! colspan="7" | 1960 Summer Olympics Bidding Results
|[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
|align=center|17
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|align=center|1942
|align=center|1197
|align=center|162.2
|align=center|68
|-
|-
!2
| '''City'''
|[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
| '''NOC'''
|align=center|13
| bgcolor="" |'''Round 1'''
|align=center|5
| bgcolor="" |'''Round 2'''
|align=center|0
| bgcolor="" |'''Round 3'''
|align=center|1595
|align=center|1293
|align=center|123.4
|align=center|52
|-
|-
!3
||[[Rome]]||{{ITA}}
|[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
||'''15'''||'''26'''||'''35'''
|align=center|12
|align=center|6
|align=center|0
|align=center|1485
|align=center|1205
|align=center|123.2
|align=center|48
|-
|-
!4
||[[Lausanne]]||{{SUI}}
|[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
||14||21||24
|align=center|10
|align=center|8
|align=center|0
|align=center|1562
|align=center|1256
|align=center|124.4
|align=center|40
|-
|-
|colspan=7 height=4px|
||[[Detroit, Michigan]]||{{USA}}
||6||11||-
|-
|-
!5
||[[Budapest]]||{{HUN}}
|[[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]]
||8||1||-
|align=center|10
|align=center|8
|align=center|0
|align=center|1452
|align=center|1314
|align=center|110.5
|align=center|40
|-
|-
!6
||[[Brussels]]||{{BEL}}
|[[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
||6||-||-
|align=center|10
|align=center|8
|align=center|0
|align=center|1506
|align=center|1476
|align=center|102.0
|align=center|40
|-
|-
!7
||[[Mexico City]]||{{flag|Mexico|1934}}
|[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
||6||-||-
|align=center|9
|align=center|9
|align=center|0
|align=center|1586
|align=center|1437
|align=center|110.4
|align=center|36
|-
|-
!8
||[[Tokyo]]||{{JPN}}
|[[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
||4||-||-
|align=center|8
|align=center|9
|align=center|1
|align=center|1528
|align=center|1637
|align=center|93.3
|align=center|34
|-
!9
|[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
|align=center|8
|align=center|9
|align=center|1
|align=center|1341
|align=center|1553
|align=center|86.3
|align=center|34
|-
!10
|[[Footscray Football Club|Footscray]]
|align=center|5
|align=center|13
|align=center|0
|align=center|1475
|align=center|1608
|align=center|91.7
|align=center|20
|-
!11
|[[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]]
|align=center|5
|align=center|13
|align=center|0
|align=center|1438
|align=center|1904
|align=center|75.5
|align=center|20
|-
!12
|[[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
|align=center|0
|align=center|18
|align=center|0
|align=center|1022
|align=center|2052
|align=center|49.8
|align=center|0
|}


==Finals==
===First Semi-Final===
{| class="wikitable"
!Team
!1 Qtr
!2 Qtr
!3 Qtr
!Final
|-
|[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
|align=center|2.2
|align=center|3.2
|align=center|5.4
|align=center|6.8 (44)
|-
|[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
|align=center|1.1
|align=center|4.5
|align=center|8.6
|align=center|13.10 (88)
|-
|align=center|Attendance: 54,817
|-
|}
|}


===Second Semi-Final===
==Highlights==
{| class="wikitable"
* [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] gymnasts won 15 of 16 possible medals in women's gymnastics
!Team
* [[Denmark|Danish]] sailer [[Paul Elvstrøm]] won his fourth straight gold medal in the Finn class. The only others to emulate his performance in an individual event are [[Al Oerter]], [[Carl Lewis]] and, if the [[1906 Summer Olympics|Intercalated Games of 1906]] are included, [[Ray Ewry]].
!1 Qtr
* [[Finland|Finnish]] Vilho Ylönen, a field shooter, shot a bullseye to a wrong target and was dropped from the second place to fourth.
!2 Qtr
* [[Constantine II of Greece|The future Constantine II]], King of [[Greece]], won his country a gold in sailing Dragon Class.
!3 Qtr
* [[Fencing (sport)|Fencer]] [[Aladar Gerevich]] of [[Hungary]] won his sixth consecutive gold medal in the team [[sabre]] event (1932-1936, 1948-1960).
!Final
* [[Wilma Rudolph]], a former [[polio]] patient, won three gold medals in sprint events on the track.
|-
* [[Abebe Bikila]] of [[Ethiopia]] won the [[marathon (sport)|marathon]] bare-footed to become the first black [[Africa]]n Olympic champion.
|[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
* [[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]], later known as [[Muhammad Ali]], won boxing's light-heavyweight gold medal.
|align=center|5.5
* The [[Japan|Japanese]] men's gymnastics team won the first of five successive golds, the last of which was won in [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976]], in [[Montreal]].
|align=center|6.8
* [[South Africa]] appeared in the Olympic arena for the last time under its [[apartheid]] regime. It would not be allowed to return until [[1992]], after the abandonment of apartheid and during the transition to majority rule.
|align=center|9.11
* [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[canoeing|canoer]] [[Gert Fredriksson]] won his sixth Olympic title.
|align=center|11.14 (80)
* [[Denmark|Danish]] [[cycling|cyclist]] [[Knud Enemark Jensen|Knud Enemark]] collapsed during his race under the influence of [[Roniacol]] and later died in the hospital. It was the second time an athlete died in competition at the Olympics, after the death of [[Portugal|Portuguese]] marathon runner [[Francisco Lázaro]] at the [[1912 Summer Olympics]]. <ref>'''Rome 1960: The Olympics that changed the world''' Maraniss, David (P.138)</ref>
|-
*[[Australian]] athlete [[Herb Elliott]] won the men's [[1500 meters]] in one of the most dominating performances in [[Olympic history]].
|[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
*[[United States|American]] athlete [[Rafer Johnson]] defeated his rival and friend [[C.K. Yang]] in one of the greatest decathlon events in Olympic history.
|align=center|0.3
* [[Peter Camejo]], a 2004 [[United States|American]] vice-presidential candidate for the [[Green Party (United States)|Green Party]], competed in yachting for [[Venezuela]].
|align=center|5.7
* [[Armin Hary]] won the [[100 m]] in a world-record time of 10.2 seconds.
|align=center|8.9
* [[Pakistan]] broke [[India]]'s dominance in Olympic Men's [[Field Hockey]] by becoming the first team in history to beat India in [[Field_hockey_at_the_Summer_Olympics|Olympic Field Hockey]] since 1928 and winning its first ever Olympic gold medal in the process. India had already won 6 previous hockey golds in the Summer Olympics.
|align=center|11.11 (77)
* [[Queen Sofía of Spain]] represented Greece in sailing events.
|-
* [[Jeff Farrell]] of the United States won two gold medals in swimming after undergoing an emergency [[appendectomy]] six days before the Olympic Trials
|align=center|Attendance: 75,433
* [[Singapore]] competed for the first time under its own flag, which was to become its national flag after independence, as the British had granted it self government a year earlier. Coincidentally, it was the first time (and only time until 2008) an athlete from Singapore won an Olympic medal, when [[Tan Howe Liang]] won silver in the Weightlifting lightweight category.
|-
*[[CBS]] paid $394,000 for the right to broadcast the Games in the United States.<ref>http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/O/htmlO/olympicsand/olympicsand.htm</ref>.
|}

== Venues ==
*[[Stadio Olimpico|Olympic Stadium]]² (''Stadio Olimpico'') - opening/closing ceremonies, athletics, equestrian events
*[[Stadio Flaminio|Flaminio Stadium]]¹ (''Stadio Flaminio'') - football/soccer finals
*Swimming Stadium¹ - swimming, diving, water polo
*[[PalaLottomatica|Sports Palace]]¹ (''Palazzo dello sport'') - basketball, boxing
*Olympic Velodrome¹ - cycling, hockey
*[[Palazzetto dello sport|Small Sports Palace]]¹ (''Palazzetto dello Sport'') - basketball, weightlifting
*Marble Stadium² (''Stadio dei Marmi'') - hockey preliminaries
*[[Baths of Caracalla]] - gymnastics
*[[Basilica of Maxentius]] - wrestling
*Palazzo dei Congressi - fencing
*Umberto I Shooting Range¹ - shooting
*Roses Swimming Pool¹ (''Piscina delle Rose'') - water polo
*[[Lake Albano]], [[Castelgandolfo]] - rowing, canoeing
*Piazza di Siena, [[Villa Borghese gardens]] - equestrian events
*Pratoni del Vivaro, [[Rocca di Papa]] - equestrian events
*[[Bay of Naples]], [[Naples]] - yachting
*Communal Stadium, [[Florence]] - football/soccer preliminaries
*Communal Stadium, [[Grosseto]] - football/soccer preliminaries
*Communal Stadium, [[L'Aquila]] - football/soccer preliminaries
*Ardenza Stadium, [[Livorno]] - football/soccer preliminaries
*Adriatico Stadium, [[Pescara]] - football/soccer preliminaries
*[[Stadio San Paolo|Saint Paul's Stadium]], [[Naples]] - football/soccer preliminaries

¹ New facilities constructed in preparation for the Olympic Games. ² Existing facilities modified or refurbished in preparation for the Olympic Games.


===Preliminary Final===
== Medals awarded ==
{| class="wikitable"
See the medal winners, ordered by sport:
!Team
{|
!1 Qtr
|
!2 Qtr
* [[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]
!3 Qtr
* [[Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Basketball]]
!Final
* [[Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]
|-
* [[Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Canoeing]]
|[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
* [[Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Cycling]]
|align=center|1.0
* [[Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Diving]]
|align=center|4.8
* [[Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Equestrian]]
|align=center|10.11
* [[Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Fencing]]
|align=center|14.16 (100)
* [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Football]]
|-
* [[Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Gymnastics]]
|[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
|width=20|
|align=center|7.3
|valign=top|
|align=center|8.4
* [[Hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Hockey]]
|align=center|11.7
* [[Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Modern pentathlon]]
|align=center|12.11 (83)
* [[Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Rowing]]
|-
* [[Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Sailing]]
|align=center|Attendance: 73,530
* [[Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Shooting]]
|-
* [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Swimming]]
* [[Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Water polo]]
* [[Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting]]
* [[Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Wrestling]]
|}
|}


===Grand Final===
==Participating nations==
{{Main|1950 VFL Grand Final}}
[[Image:1960 Olympic games countries.PNG|thumb|240px|Participants]]
{| class="wikitable"
A total of 84 nations participated at the Rome Games. Athletes from [[Morocco]], [[San Marino]], [[Sudan]], and [[Tunisia]] competed at the Olympic Games for the first time.
!Team
[[Suriname]] also made its first Olympic appearance, but its lone athlete withdrew from competition, leaving a total of 83 nations that actually competed.
!1 Qtr
Athletes from [[Barbados]], [[Jamaica]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago]] would represent the new [[West Indies Federation]], but this nation would only exist for this single Olympiad. Athletes from [[German Democratic Republic|East Germany]] and [[West Germany]] would compete as the [[United Team of Germany]] from 1956-1964.
!2 Qtr
{|
!3 Qtr
|valign=top|
!Final
* {{flagIOC|AFG|1960 Summer}}
|-
* {{flagIOC|ARG|1960 Summer}}
|[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
* {{flagIOC|AUS|1960 Summer}}
|align=center|7.3
* {{flagIOC|AUT|1960 Summer}}
|align=center|7.6
* {{flagIOC|BAH|1960 Summer}}
|align=center|10.11
* {{flagIOC|BEL|1960 Summer}}
|align=center|13.14 (92)
* {{flagIOC|BER|1960 Summer}}
|-
* {{flagIOC|BRA|1960 Summer}}
|[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
* {{flagIOC|GUY|1960 Summer|name=British Guiana}}
|align=center|4.0
* {{flagIOC|BWI|1960 Summer}}
|align=center|5.5
* {{flagIOC|BUL|1960 Summer}}
|align=center|7.9
* {{flagIOC|BIR|1960 Summer}}
|align=center|7.12 (54)
* {{flagIOC|CAN|1960 Summer}}
|-
* {{flagIOC|CEY|1960 Summer}}
|align=center|Attendance: 87,801
* {{flagIOC|CHI|1960 Summer}}
|-
* {{flagIOC|ROC|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|COL|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|CUB|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|TCH|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|DEN|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ETH|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|FIJ|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|FIN|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|FRA|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|EUA|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|GHA|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|GRE|1960 Summer}}
|width=20|
|valign=top|
* {{flagIOC|HAI|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|HKG|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|HUN|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ISL|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|IND|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|INA|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|IRI|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|IRQ|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|IRL|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ISR|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ITA|1960 Summer}} (host nation)
* {{flagIOC|JPN|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|KEN|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|KOR|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|LIB|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|LBR|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|LIE|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|LUX|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MAL|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MLT|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MEX|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MON|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|MAR|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|NED|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|AHO|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|NZL|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|NGR|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|NOR|1960 Summer}}
|width=20|
|valign=top|
* {{flagIOC|PAK|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|PAN|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|PER|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|PHI|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|POL|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|POR|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|PUR|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|RHO|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ROU|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SMR|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SIN|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|RSA|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|ESP|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SUD|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SUR|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SWE|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|SUI|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|THA|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|TUN|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|TUR|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|UGA|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|EGY|1960 Summer|name=United Arab Republic}}
* {{flagIOC|USA|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|URU|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|VEN|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|VIE|1960 Summer}}
* {{flagIOC|YUG|1960 Summer}}
|}
|}


== Medal count ==
===Grand Final Teams===
{| class="wikitable"
{{Main|1960 Summer Olympics medal count}}
!
These are the top ten nations that won medals at these Games:
!

!Essendon
{| {{RankedMedalTable}}
!
|-
|-
|Backs
|1||align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}} ||43||29||31||103
|align=center|[[Les Gardiner (footballer)|Les Gardiner]]
|align=center|[[Bill Brittingham]]
|align=center|[[Wally May]]
|-
|-
|H/Backs
|2||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1960 Summer}} ||34||21||16||71
|align=center|[[Harold Lambert (footballer)|Harold Lambert]]
|-style="background:#ccccff"
|align=center|[[Roy McConnell]]
|3||align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1960 Summer}} (host nation) ||13||10||13||36
|align=center|[[Norm McDonald (football)|Norm McDonald]]
|-
|-
|Centre Line
|4||align=left| {{flagIOC|EUA|1960 Summer}} ||12||19||11||42
|align=center|[[Chris Lambert (footballer)|Chris Lambert]]
|align=center|[[Alan Dale (footballer)|Alan Dale]]
|align=center|[[Jack Cecil Collins|Jack Collins]]
|-
|-
|H/Forwards
|5||align=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1960 Summer}} ||8||8||6||22
|align=center|[[Jack Jones (footballer)|Jack Jones]]
|align=center|[[Bill Snell]]
|align=center|[[Albert Harper]]
|-
|-
|Forwards
|6||align=left| {{flagIOC|TUR|1960 Summer}} ||7||2||0||9
|align=center|[[Ron McEwin]]
|align=center|[[John Coleman (Australian footballer)|John Coleman]]
|align=center|[[Dick Reynolds]](c)
|-
|-
|Rucks/Rover
|7||align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1960 Summer}} ||6||8||7||21
|align=center|[[Bob McClure (footballer)|Bob "Bluey" McClure]]
|align=center|[[Bob Syme]]
|align=center|[[Bill Hutchison (footballer)|Bill Hutchison]]
|-
|-
|Reserves
|8||align=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1960 Summer}} ||4||7||7||18
|align=center|[[Noel Allanson]]
|align=center|[[Ted Leehane]]
|align=center|
|-
|-
|}
|9||align=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1960 Summer}} ||4||6||11||21
::Essendon Captain-Coach: [[Dick Reynolds]]

{| class="wikitable"
!
!
!North Melb.
!
|-
|Backs
|align=center|[[John Reeves (footballer)|John Reeves]]
|align=center|[[Jock McCorkell]]
|align=center|[[Pat Kelly (footballer)|Pat Kelly]]
|-
|H/Backs
|align=center|[[Les Reeves]]
|align=center|[[Reg Ryan (footballer)|Reg Ryan]]
|align=center|[[Ted Jarrard]]
|-
|Centre Line
|align=center|[[Keith McKenzie]]
|align=center|[[Kevin Dynon]]
|align=center|[[Les Mogg]]
|-
|H/Forwards
|align=center|[[Don Condon]]
|align=center|[[Frank Jeeves]]
|align=center|[[Gerald Marchesi]]
|-
|Forwards
|align=center|[[Tim Robb]]
|align=center|[[Jock Spencer]]
|align=center|[[Bob Brooker]]
|-
|Rucks/Rover
|align=center|[[Col Thornton]]
|align=center|[[Les Foote]] (c)
|align=center|[[Jim Malone (footballer)|Jim Malone]]
|-
|Reserves
|align=center|[[Vic Lawrence]]
|align=center|[[Jack Hedley (footballer)|Jack Hedley]]
|align=center|
|-
|-
|10||align=left| {{flagIOC|TCH|1960 Summer}} ||3||2||3||8
|}
|}


::North Melbourne Coach: [[Wally Carter]]
==See also==
Umpire - [[Jack McMurray Junior|Jack McMurray]]
*[[1960 Summer Paralympics]]

*[[International Olympic Committee]]
==Awards==
*[[IOC country codes]]
* The 1950 VFL Premiership team was [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]].
* The [[Coleman Medal|VFL's leading goalkicker]] was [[John Coleman (Australian footballer)|John Coleman]] of [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] with 120 goals (including 8 goals in the final series).
* The winner of the 1950 [[Brownlow Medal]] was [[Allan Ruthven]] of [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]] with 21 votes.
* [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]] took the "[[Wooden Spoon (award)|wooden spoon]]" in 1950.


==Further reading==
==Notable Events==
* In the early 1950 pre-season, veteran [[Collingwood Football Club|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]][http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/B/Bervyn_Woods.html] — who had been sold to Collingwood (along with [[Harold Jones]][http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/H/Harry_Jones.html]) in 1935 by the cash-strapped VFA club [[Brunswick Football 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.
* {{cite book |title=Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed The World |last=Maraniss |first=David |authorlink=David Maraniss |publisher=Simon & Schuster |year=2008 |isbn=1416534083}}
* In round 17, [[John Coleman (Australian footballer)|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.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Foote#First_Grand_Final]
* [[Essendon Football Club]] wins the First Eighteen, Second Eighteen, and Third Eighteen premierships in 1950.


==References==
==References==
* Maplestone, M., ''Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1996'', Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-959-17402-8
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* 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


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/seas/1950.html 1950 Season - AFL Tables]
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* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1960 IOC Site on 1960 Summer Olympics]
* [http://www.marcolympics.org/jeux/1960/summer/index.php The program of the 1960 Rome Olympics]
* [http://blogs.houstonpress.com/ballz/2008/08/a_review_of_rome_1960_the_olym.php A Review of Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed The World]
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Results and statistics for the VFL/AFL season of 1950.

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".

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Finals

First Semi-Final

Team 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr Final
Melbourne 2.2 3.2 5.4 6.8 (44)
Geelong 1.1 4.5 8.6 13.10 (88)
Attendance: 54,817

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

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

Grand Final

Main article: 1950 VFL Grand Final
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

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
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
North Melbourne Coach: Wally Carter

Umpire - Jack McMurray

Awards

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.

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

External links

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