1951 VFL Round 17: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1951 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 17 of the 1951 VFL season.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Les Foote captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, A. Hickinbotham, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, J. Norman, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, B. Smith, L. Stewart, S. Tate, N. Trezise, L. Turner, B. Worner
North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), B. Bourke, B. Brooker, K. Dynon, J. Edwards, R. Fletcher, F. Jeeves, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, E. Parkes, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, T. Robb, O. Skalberg, C. Thornton
Geelong (13.15.93) defeated North Melbourne (3.6.24).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (6), B. McMaster (3), N. Trezise (3), B. Worner
North Melbourne: J. McCorkell (2), L. Mogg
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 August 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
13.15.93 - 3.6.24
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 6 | (24) |
| Margin | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 50 | GEEL by 70 | GEEL by 69 | GEEL by 69 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Les Foote
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 3 | Hickinbotham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Norman, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stewart, Loy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 15 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Bourke, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Fletcher, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mogg, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Skalberg, Oscar | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 6 | |||