1951 VFL Season Preliminary Final: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 22 September 1951 between Collingwood and Essendon in the preliminary final of the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at the MCG.
In the absence of Gordon Hocking, vice-captain Neil Mann captained the hosts with Lou Richards as vice-captain.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Collingwood (10.8.68) were defeated by Essendon (10.10.70).
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 22 September 1951
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
50,414
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Essendon
Score:
10.8.68 - 10.10.70
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | level | COLL by 25 | COLL by 24 | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Neil Mann (acting)Vice-Captain: Lou Richards (acting)
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Essendon
Captain: Bill HutchisonCoach: Dick Reynolds
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Davey, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Richards, Lou (avc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Swan, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Thompson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||