1951 VFL Round 7: Geelong v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1951 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 7 of the 1951 VFL season. Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Kardinia Park. Fred Flanagan captained the hosts. Kevin Curran captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.

Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, J. Norman, L. O'Halloran, P. Pianto, R. Renfrey, D. Scott, N. Scott, B. Smith, L. Stewart, S. Tate, N. Trezise

Hawthorn
Back: N. Black, R. Gibb, T. Fletcher
Half-back: L. Crane, V. McKinnon, J. Robison
Centre: N. Pearson, G. Bowman, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward: A. Le Nepveu, J. MacDonald, P. Hancock
Forward: P. O'Donohue, G. Anderson, G. Edwards
Follower: K. Curran (capt.), J. Kennedy, R. Simmonds
Sub.: L. Bohan, M. Fitchett

Geelong (20.13.133) defeated Hawthorn (8.15.63).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (9), R. Renfrey (4), N. Trezise (3), F. Flanagan, B. McMaster, J. Norman, P. Pianto
Hawthorn: J. MacDonald (2), K. Curran, G. Edwards, R. Gibb, N. Pearson, R. Simmonds, L. Wilkinson

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Geelong v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 9 June 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Hawthorn
Score: 20.13.133 - 8.15.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 7 . 4 10 . 8 14 . 12 20 . 13 20 . 13 (133)
Hawthorn 1 . 0 4 . 4 6 . 7 8 . 15 8 . 15 (63)
Margin GEEL by 40 GEEL by 40 GEEL by 53 GEEL by 70 GEEL by 70
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Bob McCaskill (Hawthorn)
Captains: Fred Flanagan (Geelong), Kevin Curran (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 0 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred (c) ? ? 1 ?
33 Fulton, Terry ? ? 0 ?
18 Goninon, George ? ? 9 ?
16 Hovey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
37 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
7 McMaster, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Middlemiss, Russell ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Norman, Jim ? ? 1 ?
20 O'Halloran, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 1 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 4 ?
34 Scott, Don ? ? 0 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
32 Stewart, Loy ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 20 13

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Anderson, Gordon FF ? 0 ?
22 Black, Norm BPL ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Leo SUB ? 0 ?
30 Bowman, Gordon C ? 0 ?
31 Crane, Len HBFL ? 0 ?
1 Curran, Kevin (c) RU ? 1 ?
26 Edwards, George FPR ? 1 ?
32 Fitchett, Mike SUB↑ ? 0 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted BPR↓ ? 0 ?
29 Gibb, Ray FB ? 1 ?
11 Hancock, Peter HFFR ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John RU ? 0 ?
19 Le Nepveu, Allan HFFL ? 0 ?
34 MacDonald, Jack CHF ? 2 ?
20 McKinnon, Vic CHB ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter FPL ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 1 ?
12 Robison, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy RO ? 1 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 15

M. Fitchett replaced T. Fletcher during the fourth quarter.

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Geelong Coach: Reg Hickey
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
22 N. Black 29 R. Gibb 23 T. Fletcher













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



31 L. Crane 20 V. McKinnon 12 J. Robison













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 N. Pearson 30 G. Bowman 16 L. Wilkinson









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 1 K. Curran (c) 15 L. Bohan
HALF-FORWARD 10 J. Kennedy 32 M. Fitchett
19 A. Le Nepveu 34 J. MacDonald 11 P. Hancock 27 R. Simmonds











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



14 P. O'Donohue 6 G. Anderson 26 G. Edwards













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bob McCaskill