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CHELSEA GRIT

1951 - SEASON REVIEW

The advent of the 1951 season heralded the coming of a new coach, Stewie Hamilton and a fresh start. The Seagulls were very downhearted at losing the first match to Dandenong by a solitary point but were pleased with the promise shown by their younger players and a strong performance from the new coach. Hamilton was an excellent backup ruckman to Kevin Phillips. He provided a presence that gave other players confidence. He was prepared to carry a heavy workload and act as a protector for his young side when required. With renewed confidence, the team commenced winning games and managed to make the final four before losing the semi -final to a switched on Freighter’s team.

Still, all things considered, there was good reason to be satisfied with the improvement shown during the season.


KEY PERSONNEL

PRESIDENT
R Finn

VICE PRESIDENT

F Burgoyne, L Baldock, S Hartrick

SECRETARY
A Claxton, B Ryan

ASSISTANT SECRETARY
J Root

TREASURER

Bill Woodhead

COMMITTEE
C Dowse, L Dowse, B Fellows, A McMahon, G Bullough, L Owens, R Hart, J Turner, A Gaskill, Forrest, Weaver, A Edwards, L Annand, K Hay, Wilkie, A Hodge

COACH
Stewie Hamilton

CAPTAIN
Stewie Hamilton

BEST & FAIREST
 
J 'Dixie' Boland

GOAL KICKING
A McMahon

TRAINERS


SEASON OVERVIEW

SENIORS

Team W L B Points %
Black Rock 15 2 2 68 140 Mordialloc 14 3 3 68 137 Freighters 13 6 1 56 130
Chelsea 12 6 2 56 122
Edi/Asp 10 7 3 52 120 Caulfield 10 8 1 44 109 Dandenong 8 10 2 40 95 Mentone 6 13 2 32 92 Highett 4 14 2 24 62 Camden 3 15 2 20 71 Cheltenham 1 17 2 12 55
GRAND FINAL
Mordialloc 21 - 17 - 143 def  Freighters 6 - 8 - 44

F. D. L
BEST & FAIREST

 C Mudge Mentone 24
L Reid Freighters 22
W Russell Black Rock  20
J Sullivan Edi/Asp 16
L Owens Chelsea 12
B McQueen  Mordialloc 12


     




FIRST SEMI FINAL

CHELSEA       16.8 106 pts
FREIGHTERS       21.15 142 pts


BEST PLAYERS

CHELSEA:Gooch, Davies, Baker, Knott, Hart, Woodhead.
FREIGHTERS:Reid, Rippon, Frey, Tomlins, Milgate.

GOAL KICKERS

CHELSEA:Baker 4, Rae 3, Davies 3, Woodhead 2, Hart 2.
FREIGHTERS:McFarlane 5, Tomlins 5, Reid 4, Rippon 2, Evans 2, Wilson 2, Hogan.

SEASON OVERVIEW

JUNIORS

Team W L D Points %
Mentone 16 0 64 520 Edi/Asp 14 2 56 235 Cheltenham 13 3 52 254 Dandenong 10 6 40 115 Chelsea 7 9 28 87
Mordialloc 6 10 24 75 Camden 5 10 1 22 69 Caulfield 5 10 1 22 64 Black Rock 3 12 12 51 Highett 1 15 4 26
GRAND FINAL
Mentone 19 - 11 -125 def Edi/Asp 14 - 10 - 94

F. D. L.
BEST & FAIREST

L Sharpe Edi/Asp    


    










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