1951 VFL Round 15: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1951 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 15 of the 1951 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Gordon Hocking, deputy vice-captain Lou Richards captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), C. Davey, M. Dunstan, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, J. Purdon, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, H. Stevens, N. Swan, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, R. Lunn, L. Mann, W. May, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, F. Payne, B. Snell, B. Syme
Collingwood (12.9.81) defeated Essendon (5.7.37).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Dunstan (4), F. Tuck (3), H. Stevens (2), D. Healey, J. Purdon, M. Twomey
Essendon: J. Coleman (2), B. Hutchison (2), W. May
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 11 August 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
30,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Essendon
Score:
12.9.81 - 5.7.37
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | (37) |
| Margin | COLL by 11 | COLL by 18 | COLL by 29 | COLL by 44 | COLL by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Davey, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Purdon, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Richards, Lou (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Swan, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 7 | |||