1950- SEASON REVIEW

1950 A new Decade Tough Men for Tough Times -  Chelsea had always been a suburb of working men and never was it more evident than during the fifties. With the war over and an expanding population in Melbourne there was a rapid growth in small towns such as Chelsea.

Building was booming as the land was made more habitable  with the draining of the wetlands. And, of course, with the decentralisation came an abundance of work in construction and service—the blue colour trades. These men took great pride in working and playing hard. Their lives were physically demanding but fulfilling. Starting in the early hours of the morning, they would finish their labours at about 4.30pm and head for the pub to replenish their fluid levels with that well known thirst quencher Carlton and United. 
Chelsea Hotel, with its six o’clock closing was the scene of some high speed drinking in those days. Men often got to the point of drunkenness very quickly, and in that state fights became frequent. These were strong men who worked hard physically and earned respect through demonstrations of courage and strength.

It was a brutal environment where men got hurt but there was a code of ethics that underpinned any violence. Kicking for instance was regarded as cowardly and god help any man who resorted to the use of a knife or weapon, as the entire crowd would turn on him. Such behaviour was simply not tolerated. Reputations were gained and lost in a matter of minutes during these times.


KEY PERSONNEL

PRESIDENT
W Kneise

VICE PRESIDENT
F Bouoine

SECRETARY
T Payne

ASSISTANT SECRETARY
A Claxton

TREASURER
S Davies

COMMITTEE
E Boyd, A Hewitt, G Judd, W Fellows, H Matthews, M Dowse, G Jacobs, L Owens, L Baldock

COACH
Pat Phillips

CAPTAIN
Pat Phillips

BEST & FAIREST 
Unknown

GOAL KICKING
Unknown

TRAINERS
Unknown

SEASON OVERVIEW

SENIORS

Team W L B Points %
Mooorabbin 16 2 1 68 168 Caulfield 14 3 2 64 146 Mordialloc 13 4 1 60 137
Black Rock 11 6 2 52 117
Chelsea 9 8 2 44 89 Highett 9 9 1 40 84 Edi/Asp 7 10 2 36 96 Mentone 6 11 2 32 89 Camden 4 13 2 24 74 Cheltenham 3 14 2 20 73 Heatherton 2 15 2 16 68
GRAND FINAL
Mordialloc 24 - 10 - 154 def  Caulfield 5 - 19 -49

F. D. L
BEST & FAIREST

P Box	Cheltenham	38
J Beckwith	Black Rock	30
D Fordham	Highett	22
P Schofield	Mentone	17
G Hoare	Mentone	17
B McQueen	Mordialloc	12

     

SEASON OVERVIEW

JUNIORS

Team W L D Points %
Mentone 16 0 64 231 Moorabbin 13 3 52 Black Rock 11 4 1 46 174 Cheltenham 10 6 40 123 Aspendale 9 7 36
Chelsea 8 8 32 69 Camden 5 11 20 Mordialloc 3 12 1 14 52 Caulfield 3 13 12 63 Highett 1 15 4 42
GRAND FINAL
Mentone 16 - 15 -111 def Black Rock 7 - 6 - 48

F. D. L.
BEST & FAIREST

    

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