1950 VFL Round 14: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1950 between Essendon and Geelong during round 14 of the 1950 VFL season. Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill. Dick Reynolds captained the hosts. Bernie Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, J. Collins, B. Gilmore, B. Harper, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, J. O'Halloran, F. Payne, B. Snell, G. Tate

Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), D. Brown, J. Condon, J. Fitzgerald, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, R. Lunn, A. Monahan, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, J. Norman, L. O'Halloran, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, J. Stevens, S. Tate, I. Toyne, N. Trezise

Essendon (8.14.62) defeated Geelong (6.9.45).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Jones (3), G. Tate (2), B. Harper, T. Leehane, F. Payne
Geelong: R. Lunn (2), D. Brown, J. Condon, G. Goninon, R. Renfrey

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 22 July 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Geelong
Score: 8.14.62 - 6.9.45

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 4 2 . 9 3 . 11 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Geelong 1 . 4 2 . 6 4 . 9 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Margin level ESSE by 3 GEEL by 4 ESSE by 17 ESSE by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Bernie Smith (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Lamb

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Allanson, Noel ? ? 0 ?
27 Bradley, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Gilmore, Brian ? ? 0 ?
8 Harper, Bert ? ? 1 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 3 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
17 Lambert, Harold ? ? 0 ?
9 Leehane, Ted ? ? 1 ?
12 May, Wally ? ? 0 ?
31 McClure, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 McConnell, Roy ? ? 0 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 McEwin, Ron ? ? 0 ?
13 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 0 ?
35 Payne, Fred ? ? 1 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 0 ?
22 Snell, Bill ? ? 0 ?
16 Tate, Greg ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 14

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Brown, Doug ? ? 1 ?
6 Condon, Jack ? ? 1 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
33 Fulton, Terry ? ? 0 ?
18 Goninon, George ? ? 1 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
16 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Lunn, Ron ? ? 2 ?
26 Monahan, Andy ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Norman, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Halloran, Leo ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 1 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Stevens, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 0 ?
5 Toyne, Ian ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 9

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s