1951 VFL Semi Final 2: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 15 September 1951 between Geelong and Collingwood in the second semi final of the 1951 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
In the absence of Gordon Hocking, deputy vice-captain Lou Richards captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
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
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), K. Coghlan, C. Davey, M. Dunstan, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Purdon, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, H. Stevens, N. Swan, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey
Geelong (22.20.152) defeated Collingwood (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (11), T. Morrow (3), F. Flanagan (2), P. Pianto (2), N. Trezise (2), B. McMaster, L. Turner
Collingwood: R. Richards (3), J. Purdon (2), B. Twomey (2), C. Davey, H. Stevens, M. Twomey
As a result of this match, Geelong faced Essendon in the grand final and Collingwood faced Essendon in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 15 September 1951
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
73,785
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
Collingwood
Score:
22.20.152 - 10.10.70
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 14 | 22 | . | 20 | 22 | . | 20 | (152) |
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | COLL by 24 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 31 | GEEL by 82 | GEEL by 82 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Lou Richards
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 11 | ? |
| 3 | Hickinbotham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 20 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Coghlan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Purdon, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Richards, Lou (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Swan, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||