1951 VFL Round 18: Hawthorn v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1951 between Hawthorn and Geelong during round 18 of the 1951 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Geelong at Glenferrie Oval. Kevin Curran captained the hosts. Fred Flanagan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

Hawthorn
Back: N. Black, L. Crane, T. Fletcher
Half-back: J. O'Mahoney, R. Gibb, J. Robison
Centre: N. Pearson, P. Charleston, J. Rattray
Half-forward: P. O'Brien, P. Cash, P. O'Donohue
Forward: J. Marr, V. McKinnon, J. Hartigan
Follower: K. Curran (capt.), J. Kennedy, R. Simmonds
Sub.: G. Edwards, L. Turnbull

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, P. Pianto, R. Renfrey, B. Smith, L. Stewart, S. Tate, N. Trezise, L. Turner, B. Worner

Hawthorn (5.8.38) were defeated by Geelong (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Hartigan (3), V. McKinnon (2)
Geelong: N. Trezise (3), G. Goninon (2), B. McMaster (2), P. Pianto (2), F. Flanagan

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Hawthorn v Geelong
Date: Saturday 1 September 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Geelong
Score: 5.8.38 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 3 . 3 3 . 5 4 . 8 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
Geelong 3 . 1 5 . 4 7 . 7 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin HWTH by 2 GEEL by 11 GEEL by 17 GEEL by 32 GEEL by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob McCaskill (Hawthorn), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Kevin Curran (Hawthorn), Fred Flanagan (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
22 Black, Norm BPL ? 0 ?
33 Cash, Pat CHF ? 0 ?
28 Charleston, Peter C ? 0 ?
31 Crane, Len FB ? 0 ?
1 Curran, Kevin (c) RU ? 0 ?
26 Edwards, George SUB ? 0 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted BPR ? 0 ?
29 Gibb, Ray CHB ? 0 ?
2 Hartigan, Jack FPR ? 3 ?
10 Kennedy, John RU ? 0 ?
24 Marr, Jack FPL ? 0 ?
20 McKinnon, Vic FF ? 2 ?
8 O'Brien, Phil HFFL ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter HFFR ? 0 ?
3 O'Mahoney, John HBFL ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 0 ?
9 Rattray, Jim WR ? 0 ?
12 Robison, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy RO ? 0 ?
36 Turnbull, Lindsay SUB ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 8

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 0 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred (c) ? ? 1 ?
33 Fulton, Terry ? ? 0 ?
18 Goninon, George ? ? 2 ?
3 Hickinbotham, Alan ? ? 0 ?
16 Hovey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
37 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
7 McMaster, Bill ? ? 2 ?
2 Middlemiss, Russell ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Norman, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 2 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
32 Stewart, Loy ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 3 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 0 ?
25 Worner, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 10

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: Bob McCaskill
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






1 K. Curran (c) 26 G. Edwards
2 J. Hartigan 20 V. McKinnon 24 J. Marr 10 J. Kennedy 36 L. Turnbull
FORWARD 27 R. Simmonds

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14 P. O'Donohue 33 P. Cash 8 P. O'Brien



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9 J. Rattray 28 P. Charleston 7 N. Pearson FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



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12 J. Robison 29 R. Gibb 3 J. O'Mahoney



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23 T. Fletcher 31 L. Crane 22 N. Black



BACK



Geelong Coach: Reg Hickey