1951 VFL Round 8: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1951 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 8 of the 1951 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Keith Drinan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Fred Green.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, B. Harper, J. Jones, C. Lambert, R. Lunn, L. Mann, W. May, R. McConnell, K. McDonald, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, F. Payne, B. Syme, G. Tate
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, N. Bloom, H. Bray, K. Cockfield, J. Coffey, J. Evans, J. McDonald, M. Mollar, D. Nisbet, A. Olle, T. Olle, F. Pattison, B. Phillips, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, A. Squire, D. Wicks, B. Wilkie, B. Woinarski
Essendon (15.13.103) defeated St Kilda (12.7.79).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (6), B. Hutchison (2), J. Jones (2), K. McDonald (2), G. Tate (2), B. Syme
St Kilda: P. Bennett (3), N. Bloom (3), K. Rosewarne (3), H. Bray, J. Evans, J. Ross
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and St Kilda remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 16 June 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Fred Green
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Lamb
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 13 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Bloom, Nick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Cockfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Olle, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Olle, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pattison, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wicks, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Woinarski, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 7 | |||