1951 VFL Round 14: Geelong v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1951 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 14 of the 1951 VFL season. Geelong hosted Collingwood at Kardinia Park. Fred Flanagan captained the hosts. In the absence of Gordon Hocking, deputy vice-captain Lou Richards captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, J. Hyde, A. Irvine, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, 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

Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), K. Coghlan, C. Davey, M. Dunstan, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Purdon, R. Richards, B. Rose, H. Stevens, N. Swan, B. Tebble, J. Thompson, F. Tuck, M. Twomey

Geelong (3.11.29) were defeated by Collingwood (4.7.31).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (2), L. O'Halloran
Collingwood: R. Richards (2), J. Hickey, J. Purdon

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Geelong v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 4 August 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 26,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Collingwood
Score: 3.11.29 - 4.7.31

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 1 3 . 5 3 . 9 3 . 11 3 . 11 (29)
Collingwood 1 . 3 2 . 4 3 . 4 4 . 7 4 . 7 (31)
Margin GEEL by 4 GEEL by 7 GEEL by 5 COLL by 2 COLL by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Fred Flanagan (Geelong), Lou Richards (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Geelong

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

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Coghlan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
11 Davey, Col ? ? 0 ?
32 Dunstan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
30 Hickey, Jack ? ? 1 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 0 ?
19 Purdon, Jack ? ? 1 ?
2 Richards, Lou (ac) ? ? 0 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 2 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 0 ?
36 Stevens, Harvey ? ? 0 ?
23 Swan, Neville ? ? 0 ?
15 Tebble, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Thompson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 7

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