1950 VFL Round 3: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1950 between Geelong and Essendon during round 3 of the 1950 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Bernie Smith captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), D. Brown, J. Condon, D. Davies, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, A. Larkins, J. McGrath, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, L. O'Halloran, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, I. Toyne, J. Tuckwell, L. Turner
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, J. McLeish, B. Snell, B. Syme, G. Tate, A. Thaw
Geelong (8.16.64) were defeated by Essendon (18.11.119).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. O'Halloran (3), A. Larkins (2), D. Brown, J. Condon, D. Davies
Essendon: J. Coleman (5), B. Hutchison (4), G. Tate (3), R. McEwin (2), J. Jones, T. Leehane, B. McClure, D. Reynolds
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 0 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 2 | 14 | . | 6 | 18 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 11 | (119) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 55 | ESSE by 55 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bernie Smith
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Condon, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Davies, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Larkins, Andy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | McGrath, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Halloran, Leo | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Toyne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tuckwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 16 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | McLeish, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 11 | |||