1951 VFL Round 12: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1951 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 12 of the 1951 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Fred Flanagan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Clegg and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

South Melbourne
F. Brew, K. Browning, R. Clegg, P. Deagan, E. Dornau, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, R. Harley, K. Hilet, E. Lane, A. Miller, H. Moore, B. Murray, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, S. Smith, J. Taylor, B. Williams

Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, A. Irvine, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, J. Norman, A. Reid, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, B. Smith, L. Stewart, S. Tate, N. Trezise, L. Turner, B. Worner

South Melbourne (9.8.62) were defeated by Geelong (18.11.119).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Deagan (3), B. Williams (2), K. Browning, E. Dornau, E. Lane, J. Taylor
Geelong: G. Goninon (6), F. Flanagan (3), R. Hovey (3), N. Trezise (2), B. Davis, J. Norman, R. Renfrey, L. Turner

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 21 July 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 9.8.62 - 18.11.119

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 0 4 . 6 5 . 7 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Geelong 6 . 3 8 . 4 13 . 9 18 . 11 18 . 11 (119)
Margin GEEL by 27 GEEL by 22 GEEL by 50 GEEL by 57 GEEL by 57
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Fred Flanagan (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Brew, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 Browning, Keith ? ? 1 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 0 ?
30 Deagan, Paddy ? ? 3 ?
17 Dornau, Erwin ? ? 1 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 0 ?
14 Harley, Reg ? ? 0 ?
16 Hilet, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
27 Lane, Eddie ? ? 1 ?
19 Miller, Allan ? ? 0 ?
32 Moore, Harry ? ? 0 ?
38 Murray, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 0 ?
34 Scott, Don ? ? 0 ?
7 Sibun, Mick ? ? 0 ?
36 Smith, Stan ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 1 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 8

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 1 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred (c) ? ? 3 ?
33 Fulton, Terry ? ? 0 ?
18 Goninon, George ? ? 6 ?
16 Hovey, Ron ? ? 3 ?
37 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Irvine, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
2 Middlemiss, Russell ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Norman, Jim ? ? 1 ?
36 Reid, Alan ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 1 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
32 Stewart, Loy ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 2 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 1 ?
25 Worner, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 18 11

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s