1952 VFL Grand Final: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 27 September 1952 between Geelong and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1952 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Lou Richards captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
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, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, J. Norman, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, S. Smith, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Aitken, K. Batchelor, M. Dunstan, J. Finck, A. Gooch, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, T. Merrett, J. Parker, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, L. Smith, H. Stevens, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey
Geelong (13.8.86) defeated Collingwood (5.10.40).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (5), N. Trezise (4), B. Davis, F. Flanagan, B. McMaster, B. Worner
Collingwood: J. Parker (3), T. Merrett (2)
As a result of this match, Geelong were the premiers and Collingwood were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Geelong
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 27 September 1952
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
82,890
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
Collingwood
Score:
13.8.86 - 5.10.40
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | (86) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Margin | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 39 | GEEL by 46 | GEEL by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Lou Richards
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Goal Umpire:
F. Leverett,
C. White
Boundary Umpire:
R. Haughton,
H. Kent
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Norman, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smith, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 8 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Aitken, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 10 | |||