1951 VFL Round 14: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1951 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 14 of the 1951 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Ron Clegg.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, B. Harper, J. Jones, H. Lambert, R. Lunn, L. Mann, W. May, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, F. Payne, B. Snell, B. Syme
South Melbourne
K. Browning, R. Clegg, E. Collihole, P. Deagan, J. Dorgan, E. Dornau, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, K. Hilet, E. Lane, B. Murray, R. Paez, J. Patterson, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, S. Smith, J. Taylor, B. Williams
Essendon (16.10.106) defeated South Melbourne (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (7), B. Hutchison (4), R. McEwin (2), J. Clarke, J. Jones, B. Syme
South Melbourne: I. Gillett (2), K. Browning, E. Lane, R. Paez, J. Patterson, M. Sibun, B. Williams
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 August 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
16.10.106 - 8.12.60
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 8 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | (106) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | ESSE by 35 | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 61 | ESSE by 46 | ESSE by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 10 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collihole, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Patterson, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||