1951 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1951 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 10 of the 1951 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
George Bickford captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Melbourne
G. Bickford (capt.), L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, K. Christie, N. Clarke, G. Collins, A. Daly, L. Dockett, J. Ferguson, R. Hutchins, E. Jackson, B. Johnston, R. Lane, G. McGivern, T. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Robinson, B. Smeaton, J. Thomson, M. Woods
Geelong
T. Fulton, G. Goninon, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, 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, L. Turner, B. Worner
Melbourne (7.7.49) were defeated by Geelong (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: K. Christie (3), J. Beckwith, N. Clarke, A. Daly, L. Dockett
Geelong: G. Goninon (3), N. Trezise (3), J. Norman (2), T. Morrow, P. Pianto, L. Stewart, L. Turner
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Geelong were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 7 July 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
22,657
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | (49) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 35 | GEEL by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
George Bickford
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Daly, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hutchins, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Robinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smeaton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 7 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Norman, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | O'Halloran, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stewart, Loy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||