1951 VFL Grand Final: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 29 September 1951 between Geelong and Essendon in the grand final of the 1951 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at MCG.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, J. Norman, P. Pianto, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, B. Smith, L. Stewart, S. Tate, N. Trezise, L. Turner, B. Worner
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Clarke, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, L. Mann, W. May, R. McConnell, K. McDonald, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, F. Payne, D. Reynolds, B. Snell, B. Syme, G. Tate
Geelong (11.15.81) defeated Essendon (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (4), B. Davis, F. Flanagan, B. McMaster, T. Morrow, J. Norman, P. Pianto, L. Turner
Essendon: K. McDonald (2), B. Syme (2), B. Hutchison, J. Jones, W. May, F. Payne, B. Snell, G. Tate
As a result of this match, Geelong were the premiers and Essendon were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 29 September 1951
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
85,795
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | GEEL by 20 | ESSE by 4 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Goal Umpire:
T. Bride,
A. Nicholson
Boundary Umpire:
J. Hicks,
P. Stone
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Norman, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stewart, Loy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||