1951 VFL Round 1: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1951 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1951 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Gordon Lane captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Gordon Lane.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), W. Canning, B. Davis, T. Fulton, J. Hyde, A. Irvine, M. Lynch, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, J. Norman, B. Pritchard, L. Reed, N. Scott, B. Smith, J. Stevens, L. Stewart, S. Tate, L. Turner
South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), F. Brew, R. Clegg, E. Dornau, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, R. Harley, K. Hilet, D. Jones, E. Lane, B. McDonald, B. Murray, L. Owens, R. Paez, K. Schaefer, J. Taylor, R. Walker, L. Williams
Geelong (13.17.95) defeated South Melbourne (6.5.41).
Goalkickers
Geelong: M. Lynch (5), B. McMaster (5), B. Davis, J. Norman, S. Tate
South Melbourne: I. Gillett (2), D. Jones, E. Lane, G. Lane, K. Schaefer
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
22,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
13.17.95 - 6.5.41
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | (41) |
| Margin | SMLB by 3 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 34 | GEEL by 54 | GEEL by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Canning, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Norman, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Pritchard, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Stevens, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stewart, Loy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 17 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Jones, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Lane, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | McDonald, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Owens, Llew | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Walker, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Williams, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 5 | |||