1951 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1951 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 9 of the 1951 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, K. Christie, N. Clarke, J. Cordner, A. Daly, L. Dockett, E. Jackson, B. Johnston, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, R. McMahon, G. O'Keeffe, N. Paynter, K. Robinson, B. Smeaton, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, M. Woods
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Egan, J. Gallagher, D. Henderson, H. Henderson, L. Kent, A. Linton, G. McLaren, F. McRae, L. Murray, R. Richards, B. Scanlan, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten, B. Wood
Melbourne (5.19.49) were defeated by Footscray (23.14.152).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Daly, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, J. Thomson, M. Woods
Footscray: A. Linton (6), R. Egan (5), T. Whitten (5), D. Bryden (3), R. Richards (2), L. Kent, G. McLaren
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 23 June 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
18,525
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 19 | 5 | . | 19 | (49) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 12 | 23 | . | 14 | 23 | . | 14 | (152) |
| Margin | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 52 | FOOT by 103 | FOOT by 103 | FOOT by 103 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Daly, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McMahon, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | O'Keeffe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Paynter, Nevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Robinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smeaton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 19 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 14 | |||