1951 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1951 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1951 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Jones, H. Lambert, G. Leek, R. Lunn, L. Mann, W. May, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, F. Payne, B. Snell, B. Syme, G. Tate
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Dunn, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, G. Lourey, T. Magee, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, R. Simpson, B. Stephen
Essendon (11.13.79) defeated Fitzroy (7.11.53).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (5), J. Jones, G. Leek, R. Lunn, R. McEwin, B. Snell, G. Tate
Fitzroy: H. Shillinglaw (2), R. Simpson (2), J. Gervasoni, E. Hart, A. Ruthven
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 25 August 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
30,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Dunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lourey, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | |||