Tasmania Representative Games 1950
1950 Tasmanian Representative Matches

Written by Greg Stock


Victorian club side Box Hill travelled to Hobart for a game against a Southern Tasmanian representative side.
Played: Saturday June 10 1950 Venue: South Hobart Oval, Tasmania
Southern Tasmania
Harry Wise, F.Dunning, Alastair Rattray, Blackburn, Jack Acquiroff, Da Costa (Lineup Incomplete)
Goals: Acquiroff (x2)
2 - 3 Box Hill (Victoria)
A.Nicholson, J.Davis, J.McFeeters, R.Nicholson, Brown, Tester (Lineup Incomplete)
Goals: Davis (x2), McFeeters
Referee: L.Ackhurst

Victorian club side Brighton travelled to Launceston for a two game series against a Northern Tasmanian representative side.
Played: Saturday June 10 1950 Venue: Coronation Park, Launceston, Tasmania
Northern Tasmania
Stan Kent, D.Williams, G.Pearson, Whalan (Lineup Incomplete)
Goals: Kent (x3 incl a pen), Williams (x2)
5 - 4 Brighton (Victoria)
Cadman, Marsden, Gamble, Gavaars, Thomas (Lineup Incomplete)
Goals: Gavaars (x2), Thomas, Other Goalscorer Not Known

The second of these games was played on the holiday Monday of the Queens Birthday weekend.
Played: Monday June 12 1950 Venue: Coronation Park, Launceston, Tasmania
Northern Tasmania
Butterworth, Wilson, R.Elliott, Stan Kent, Longbottom, Len Cleaver, Pearson (Lineup Incomplete)
Goals: Kent (x4)
4 - 2 Brighton (Victoria)
Dickinson, Marsden, Gamble, Pritchard, Govaars, Thomas (Lineup Incomplete)
Goals: Gavaars (x2)

The annual South v North of Tasmania representative fixture.
Played: Saturday June 24 1950 Venue: South Hobart Oval, Hobart, Tasmania
Southern Tasmania
P.Fone, J.Blackburn, W.Grimwood, B.McGuinness, J.Dunning (c), Alastair Rattray, F.Mason, H.Gold, J.Acquroff, F.Read, F.Wyver
Goals: Acquraff, Wyver, Read, McGuinness
4 - 3 Northern Tasmania
Cadman, Allan, Longbottom, Elliott, Len Cleaver (c), G.Pearson, W.Pearson, Wilkinson, Kent, Goldmsith, Whalan
Goals: Kent (x2), W.Pearson
Referee: G.Evans
Linesmen: F.Smith & R.Hallam

The return leg of the annual South v North of Tasmania representative fixture.
Played: Saturday July 15 1950 Venue: Coronation Park, Launceston, Tasmania
Northern Tasmania
Cadman, Allen, Always, Elliot, Len Cleaver (c), G.Pearson, Wilkinson, D.Williams, Kent, Goldsmith, J.Frame
Goals: Kent (x3), J.Frame (x2), Williams (x2), Goldsmith
8 - 1 Southern Tasmania
Harry Wise, J.Blackburn, A.Scott, B.McGuiness, M.Arnold, Alastair Rattray, F.Mason, Jack Acquroff (c), H.Gold, M.Webster, Don Dance
Goal: Gold
Referee: J.Swan

South Australia played a game against Southern Tasmania as part of their week long tour.
Played: Wednesday August 2 1950 Venue: South Hobart Oval, Hobart, Tasmania
Southern Tasmania
Peter Fone, F.Dunning, R.Lawrence, B.McGuinness, J.Lynch, Brian Southern, J.Dewhurst, G.Turner, H.Priest, F.Reid, Don Dance
Goals: Reid (x2), Priest
3 - 2 South Australia
H.Sloma, G.Combe, H.Johnson, K.Heffernan, W.Thompson, R.Mills, W.Grace, MacIlwan, W.Elgood, R.Morris, R.Bracegirdle
Goals: Morris, Elgood
Referee: L.Ackhurst