1951 VFL Semi Final 1: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1951 between Essendon and Footscray in the first semi final of the 1951 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at MCG.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, B. Harper, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, G. Leek, R. Lunn, L. Mann, W. May, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, B. Snell, B. Syme, G. Tate
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, B. Connolly, W. Donald, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, D. Henderson, H. Henderson, M. Laffey, A. Linton, A. Martin, G. McLaren, F. McRae, R. Richards, B. Scanlan, T. Whitten, B. Wood
Essendon (8.13.61) defeated Footscray (8.5.53).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Gill (2), G. Tate (2), B. Harper, J. Jones, R. McEwin, B. Snell
Footscray: J. Collins (2), M. Laffey (2), D. Bryden, A. Linton, R. Richards, C. Sutton
As a result of this match, Essendon faced Collingwood in the preliminary final and Footscray were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 8 September 1951
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
66,135
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | (53) |
| Margin | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 4 | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 13 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Connolly, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 5 | |||