1952 VFL 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 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at 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
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), M. Dunstan, J. Finck, A. Gooch, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, L. Smith, H. Stevens, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, P. Twomey
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), N. Broderick, V. Chanter, G. Coates, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, J. Harding, J. Hickey, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Ongarello, B. Roberts, K. Ross, B. Stephen, J. Streader, V. Williams
Collingwood (11.15.81) defeated Fitzroy (9.8.62).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Rose (3), L. Richards (2), B. Twomey (2), D. Healey, J. Hickey, N. Mann, H. Stevens
Fitzroy: N. Johnstone (2), T. Ongarello (2), A. Ruthven (2), J. Gervasoni, J. Harding, N. Jarvis
As a result of this match, Collingwood faced Geelong in the grand final and Fitzroy were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
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
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
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 | |||