1951 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1951 between Essendon and Richmond during round 10 of the 1951 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Bill Brittingham captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Essendon
B. Brittingham (capt.), D. Bigelow, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, G. Leek, R. Lunn, L. Mann, W. May, R. McConnell, K. McDonald, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, J. O'Halloran, F. Payne, B. Syme, G. Tate
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Albiston, T. Allen, C. Austen, B. Boland, A. Cooke, M. Currie, L. Flintoff, R. Irvine, J. Nix, M. Oppy, B. O'Rourke, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, H. Rowe, R. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Essendon (10.14.74) defeated Richmond (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Tate (3), R. McEwin (2), F. Payne (2), J. Jones, K. McDonald, J. O'Halloran
Richmond: J. O'Rourke (5), R. Poulter (2), C. Austen, H. Rowe, B. Wilson
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Richmond remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 7 July 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
30,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Bill Brittingham
(Essendon),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Allen, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Flintoff, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Rourke, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||