1951 VFL Round 8: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1951 between Footscray and Geelong during round 8 of the 1951 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts.
Fred Flanagan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, J. Barrett, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Egan, D. Henderson, H. Henderson, L. Kent, J. King, M. Laffey, A. Martin, F. McRae, L. Murray, R. Richards, B. Scanlan, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, 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, B. Worner
Footscray (9.5.59) were defeated by Geelong (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Footscray: D. Bryden (3), R. Richards (2), T. Whitten (2), R. Egan, M. Laffey
Geelong: G. Goninon (6), R. Renfrey (3), P. Pianto, N. Trezise
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 16 June 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
19,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | (59) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Murray, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 5 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 16 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Norman, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Halloran, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stewart, Loy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||