1952 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Kardinia Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 16-1-2, P%: 134.7%)
Finals Performance: Premiers
Players: 34
Brownlow Leader(s): Peter Pianto (17)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): George Goninon (52)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Geoff Williams

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Fred Flanagan

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Davis, Bob #4 15 R06-R15, R17-R19, SF, GF 13
Flanagan, Fred #10 19 R01-R07, R09-R12, R14-R19, SF, GF 22
Fulton, Terry #33 10 R01-R05, R16-R17, R19, SF, GF 0
Goninon, George #18 17 R01-R08, R13-R19, SF, GF 59
Herbert, Harry #24 6 R13-R16, R18-R19 2
Hovey, Ron #12 19 R01, R04-R19, SF, GF 7
Hyde, John #16 19 R01-R08, R11-R19, SF, GF 1
McMaster, Bill #7 21 R01-R19, SF, GF 34
Middlemiss, Russell #2 19 R01, R03-R15, R17-R19, SF, GF 0
Morrison, Bruce #1 19 R01-R07, R09-R12, R14-R19, SF, GF 0
Morrow, Tom #22 15 R01-R09, R11-R16 3
Norman, Jim #30 5 R15, R18-R19, SF, GF 4
O'Halloran, Leo #20 4 R01-R02, R08, R17 4
Palmer, Doug #3 21 R01-R19, SF, GF 4
Pianto, Peter #6 21 R01-R19, SF, GF 22
Rayson, Noel #27 13 R02-R14 17
Reed, Les #17 10 R03, R09-R16, R18 0
Renfrey, Russ #8 21 R01-R19, SF, GF 4
Richardson, Merv #36 1 R02 0
Scott, Don #34 4 R08-R10, R18 0
Scott, Norm #29 3 R01-R03 0
Sharp, Norm #26 13 R03-R12, R19, SF, GF 0
Smith, Bernie #11 11 R01-R07, R12-R13, SF, GF 0
Smith, Sid #5 14 R05, R08-R14, R16-R19, SF, GF 0
Stevens, Jack #19 4 R08, R15-R17 3
Stewart, Loy #32 2 R01-R02 0
Swarbrick, George #23 12 R05-R16 4
Trezise, Neil #28 20 R01-R07, R09-R19, SF, GF 35
Tuckwell, Jim #15 4 R10-R11, R13, R17 0
Turner, Leo #9 17 R01-R11, R16-R19, SF, GF 5
Walsh, Tony #31 3 R04, R09-R10 4
West, Peter #14 2 R06-R07 0
Williams, Geoff #21 20 R01-R10, R12-R19, SF, GF 0
Worner, Bert #25 16 R01-R04, R08, R11-R19, SF, GF 3

Team Line-Up

Back: Sid Smith Geoff Williams Russ Renfrey
Half-Back: Russell Middlemiss John Hyde Ron Hovey
Centre: Leo Turner Doug Palmer Don Scott
Half-Forward: Noel Rayson Bill McMaster Bob Davis
Forward: Jack Stevens George Goninon George Swarbrick
Follower: Tom Morrow Norm Sharp Peter Pianto
Interchange: Leo O'Halloran Bert Worner

This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Hickey, Reg 21 18 -1- 2 R01-R19, SF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
19/04/1952 Round 1 Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 6 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
26/04/1952 Round 2 Footscray HOME WIN GEE by 7 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
03/05/1952 Round 3 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 65 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
10/05/1952 Round 4 Fitzroy AWAY WIN GEE by 49 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
17/05/1952 Round 5 North Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 36 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
31/05/1952 Round 6 Richmond AWAY WIN GEE by 24 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
09/06/1952 Round 7 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 27 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
16/06/1952 Round 8 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 69 Reg Hickey unknown
21/06/1952 Round 9 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 20 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
28/06/1952 Round 10 Hawthorn AWAY WIN GEE by 26 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
05/07/1952 Round 11 Essendon AWAY DRAW drawn Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
12/07/1952 Round 12 Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 29 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
19/07/1952 Round 13 Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 56 Reg Hickey unknown
26/07/1952 Round 14 Footscray AWAY WIN GEE by 9 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
02/08/1952 Round 15 St Kilda AWAY WIN GEE by 15 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
09/08/1952 Round 16 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEE by 48 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
16/08/1952 Round 17 North Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 28 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
23/08/1952 Round 18 Richmond HOME WIN GEE by 44 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
30/08/1952 Round 19 Carlton HOME WIN GEE by 45 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
13/09/1952 Semi Final Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 54 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan
27/09/1952 Grand Final Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 46 Reg Hickey Fred Flanagan