1951 VFL Round 5: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1951 between Geelong and Essendon during round 5 of the 1951 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, A. Irvine, R. Middlemiss, A. Monahan, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, J. Norman, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, D. Scott, N. Scott, B. Smith, L. Stewart, S. Tate, N. Trezise
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, J. Coleman, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, B. Gilmore, J. Jones, C. Lambert, T. Leehane, R. Lunn, W. May, R. McConnell, K. McDonald, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, J. O'Halloran, F. Payne, J. Simpson, B. Syme, G. Tate
Geelong (14.12.96) defeated Essendon (10.8.68).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (6), F. Flanagan (2), B. Davis, J. Norman, R. Renfrey, D. Scott, S. Tate, N. Trezise
Essendon: J. Coleman (2), B. Hutchison (2), J. Jones (2), R. McEwin (2), G. Tate (2)
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
24,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Margin | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 9 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 28 | GEEL by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 16 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Norman, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stewart, Loy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Leehane, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 21 | Simpson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | |||