1951 VFL Season Round 15: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1951 between Collingwood and Essendon during round fifteen of the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (12.9.81) defeated Essendon (5.7.37).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Lou Richards (acting)Coach: Phonse Kyne
Essendon
Captain: Bill HutchisonCoach: Dick Reynolds
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 | |||