1952 VFL Season Preliminary Final: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 20 September 1952 between Collingwood and Fitzroy in the preliminary final of the 1952 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at the MCG.
Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
Collingwood (11.15.81) defeated Fitzroy (9.8.62).
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 20 September 1952
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
52,462
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
11.15.81 - 9.8.62
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Margin | COLL by 2 | COLL by 36 | COLL by 13 | COLL by 19 | COLL by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Lou RichardsVice-Captain: Neil Mann
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Fitzroy
Captain: Allan RuthvenCoach: Allan Ruthven
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harding, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hickey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | |||