1951 VFL Round 11: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1951 between Footscray and Essendon during round 11 of the 1951 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, B. Connolly, W. Donald, R. Egan, D. Henderson, L. Kent, A. Linton, A. Martin, G. McLaren, F. McRae, L. Murray, R. Richards, B. Scanlan, B. Smallwood, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, J. Jones, H. Lambert, R. Lunn, L. Mann, R. McConnell, K. McDonald, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, F. Payne, B. Syme, G. Tate
Footscray (7.14.56) were defeated by Essendon (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Linton (2), T. Whitten (2), D. Henderson, L. Kent, D. Wearmouth
Essendon: J. Coleman (4), G. Tate (3), J. Jones, K. McDonald
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 14 July 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
27,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 3 | FOOT by 21 | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Connolly, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Murray, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smallwood, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||