1950 VFL Round 18: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1950 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 18 of the 1950 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Fred Green captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Froude and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
St Kilda
F. Green (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, B. Cameron, J. Coffey, W. Dicks, K. Drinan, A. Greenshields, B. McLennan, B. Mee, T. Meehan, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, A. Olle, B. Phillips, K. Rosewarne, J. Solomon, A. Squire, F. Sutherland, B. Wilkie
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, B. Harper, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, R. Martini, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, M. McGillivray, B. Snell, B. Syme, G. Tate
St Kilda (8.7.55) were defeated by Essendon (21.10.136).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Bennett (4), F. Green (2), B. Cameron, J. Coffey
Essendon: J. Coleman (10), B. Hutchison (5), R. McEwin (2), B. Harper, D. Reynolds, B. Snell, G. Tate
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
27,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 9 | 21 | . | 10 | 21 | . | 10 | (136) |
| Margin | STKL by 17 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 81 | ESSE by 81 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Froude
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Fred Green
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cameron, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Dicks, William | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Green, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McLennan, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mee, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Olle, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Solomon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Sutherland, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 7 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 10 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Martini, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | McGillivray, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 10 | |||