1951 VFL 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 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at 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
N. Mann (capt.), L. Richards (vice-capt.), C. Davey, M. Dunstan, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, B. Rose, H. Stevens, N. Swan, B. Tebble, J. Thompson, B. Twomey, M. Twomey
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, B. Harper, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, R. Lunn, L. Mann, W. May, R. McConnell, K. McDonald, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, B. Snell, B. Syme, G. Tate
Collingwood (10.8.68) were defeated by Essendon (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: R. Richards (4), L. Richards (2), C. Davey, M. Dunstan, H. Stevens, B. Twomey
Essendon: B. Hutchison (2), B. Syme (2), G. Tate (2), J. Jones, L. Mann, K. McDonald, R. McEwin
As a result of this match, Collingwood were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Essendon faced Geelong in the grand final.
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
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
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 | |||