1951 VFL Round 9: Geelong v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1951 between Geelong and Richmond during round 9 of the 1951 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Richmond at Kardinia Park.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Bill Morris captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
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
Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), K. Albiston, C. Austen, B. Boland, A. Cooke, M. Currie, L. Flintoff, D. Fraser, R. Horwood, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Geelong (10.14.74) defeated Richmond (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (6), P. Pianto (3), B. Davis
Richmond: A. Cooke (2), J. O'Rourke (2), R. Poulter (2), K. Albiston, H. Rowe
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Geelong
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 23 June 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
32,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | GEEL by 22 | RICH by 11 | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Bill Morris
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stewart, Loy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Flintoff, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 8 | |||