1949 VFL Round 11: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1949 between Geelong and Essendon during round 11 of the 1949 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Geelong
D. Bauer, J. Condon, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, A. Hickinbotham, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, A. Irvine, R. Lunn, M. Lynch, A. Monahan, T. Morrow, R. Renfrey, W. Russell, B. Smith, S. Tate, J. Tuckwell, L. Turner, L. White
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, L. Gardiner, G. Goninon, B. Harper, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, B. McClure, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, J. McLeish, K. Newton, K. Rawle, J. Simpson, B. Syme, G. Tate
Geelong (25.17.167) defeated Essendon (11.6.72).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (7), F. Flanagan (4), M. Lynch (4), J. Condon (3), R. Renfrey (2), B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, R. Lunn, A. Monahan, S. Tate
Essendon: J. Coleman (3), B. Hutchison (2), D. Bigelow, G. Goninon, J. Jones, B. McClure, D. Reynolds, B. Syme
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 7th on the ladder and Essendon remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 2 July 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 6 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 8 | 19 | . | 13 | 25 | . | 17 | 25 | . | 17 | (167) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | (72) |
| Margin | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 66 | GEEL by 82 | GEEL by 95 | GEEL by 95 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Condon, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Hickinbotham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Tuckwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 25 | 17 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLeish, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Newton, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Simpson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 6 | |||