1951 VFL Round 4: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1951 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 4 of the 1951 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Gordon Hocking captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, B. Gilmore, J. Jones, T. Leehane, R. Lunn, W. May, R. McConnell, K. McDonald, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, J. O'Halloran, F. Payne, B. Syme, G. Tate
Collingwood
G. Hocking (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), N. Broderick, K. Coghlan, C. Davey, J. Finck, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, B. Nolan, J. Purdon, L. Richards, R. Richards, B. Rose, N. Swan, B. Tebble, J. Thompson, M. Twomey
Essendon (12.11.83) defeated Collingwood (5.14.44).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (3), B. Syme (3), R. McEwin (2), G. Tate (2), J. Coleman, R. Lunn
Collingwood: K. Coghlan (2), J. Purdon (2), L. Richards
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
35,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Collingwood
Score:
12.11.83 - 5.14.44
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Collingwood | 0 | . | 6 | 1 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 14 | (44) |
| Margin | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 45 | ESSE by 52 | ESSE by 39 | ESSE by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Gordon Hocking
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Leehane, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Coghlan, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hocking, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Purdon, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Swan, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Thompson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 14 | |||