1951 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1951 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 12 of the 1951 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, K. Christie, N. Clarke, R. Hutchins, E. Jackson, R. Lane, C. Love, K. McKaige, B. McKenzie, T. McLean, N. McMahen, R. McMahon, G. O'Keeffe, K. Robinson, J. Thomson, K. Webb, M. Woods
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, R. Lunn, L. Mann, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, F. Payne, B. Syme, G. Tate
Melbourne (8.6.54) were defeated by Essendon (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (2), J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, K. Christie, D. Cordner, J. Thomson, K. Webb
Essendon: J. Coleman (6), B. Hutchison (2), J. Carstairs, G. Tate
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
15,867
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | (54) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Lamb
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Hutchins, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Love, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McKaige, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McMahon, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | O'Keeffe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Robinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Webb, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 6 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||