1951 VFL Round 16: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1951 between Essendon and Geelong during round 16 of the 1951 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Fred Flanagan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, G. Leek, R. Lunn, L. Mann, W. May, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, F. Payne, B. Snell, B. Syme, G. Tate
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, A. Hickinbotham, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, J. Norman, P. Pianto, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, B. Smith, J. Stevens, L. Stewart, S. Tate, N. Trezise, L. Turner, B. Worner
Essendon (18.15.123) defeated Geelong (8.17.65).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (5), B. Hutchison (5), R. McEwin (4), G. Tate (2), G. Leek, B. Snell
Geelong: G. Goninon (2), B. Davis, F. Flanagan, B. McMaster, P. Pianto, N. Trezise, L. Turner
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
26,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 15 | (123) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 17 | 8 | . | 17 | (65) |
| Margin | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 35 | ESSE by 48 | ESSE by 58 | ESSE by 58 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 15 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Hickinbotham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Norman, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Stevens, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stewart, Loy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 17 | |||