1951 VFL Round 6: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1951 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 6 of the 1951 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), R. Bickley, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, G. Lourey, T. Magee, K. Ross, B. Stephen, J. Streader, J. Toohey, L. Watson
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, 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. Syme, G. Tate
Fitzroy (14.7.91) defeated Essendon (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (4), D. Hart (3), A. Ruthven (2), G. Coates, A. Gale, N. Jarvis, G. Lourey, T. Magee
Essendon: J. Coleman (4), B. Harper (2), B. Hutchison (2), R. McEwin
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Essendon remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 2 June 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 7 | (91) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bickley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lourey, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Watson, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 7 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | |||