1952 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1952 between Footscray and Essendon during round 1 of the 1952 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), J. Barrett, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, R. Egan, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, M. Laffey, A. Linton, A. Martin, F. McRae, R. Richards, D. Ross, B. Scanlan, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), B. Brittingham, J. Clarke, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, B. Harper, J. Heenan, J. Jones, J. Knowles, G. Leek, R. Lunn, R. Martini, W. May, R. McConnell, K. McDonald, R. McEwin, F. Payne, B. Syme, A. Thaw
Footscray (6.10.46) defeated Essendon (6.5.41).
Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Duffy (3), R. Harper, M. Laffey, B. Scanlan
Essendon: J. Clarke, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, G. Leek, R. Martini, K. McDonald
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 19 April 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 10 | (46) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | (41) |
| Margin | ESSE by 24 | FOOT by 4 | ESSE by 1 | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 10 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Martini, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 5 | |||