1951 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1951 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1951 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Denis Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, J. Jones, C. Lambert, A. Law, R. Martini, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, J. O'Halloran, B. Syme, G. Tate
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, K. Christie, G. Collins, A. Daly, L. Dockett, E. Jackson, B. Johnston, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, N. Paynter, B. Rowse, B. Smeaton, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, M. Woods
Essendon (13.8.86) defeated Melbourne (10.16.76).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (7), G. Tate (3), J. Jones (2), J. O'Halloran
Melbourne: S. Spencer (4), B. McKenzie (2), J. Beckwith, L. Dockett, B. Smeaton, J. Thomson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
24,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | (86) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| Margin | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 48 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Boundary Umpire:
F. Marinier
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Law, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Martini, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 8 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Daly, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Paynter, Nevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rowse, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smeaton, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 16 | |||