1952 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1952 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 1 of the 1952 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Fred Flanagan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, K. Christie, N. Clarke, G. Collins, E. Jackson, C. Love, G. McGivern, K. McKaige, I. McLean, N. McMahen, R. McMahon, T. Peirce, B. Smeaton, S. Spencer, I. Toyne, M. Woods
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), T. Fulton, G. Goninon, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, L. O'Halloran, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, B. Smith, L. Stewart, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Melbourne (14.13.97) were defeated by Geelong (15.13.103).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Clarke (3), D. Cordner (3), G. McGivern (3), K. Albiston (2), J. Beckwith, B. Smeaton, S. Spencer
Geelong: G. Goninon (4), B. McMaster (3), D. Palmer (3), F. Flanagan (2), L. O'Halloran, P. Pianto, N. Trezise
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 19 April 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
24,679
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Margin | MELB by 9 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Love, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | McKaige, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McMahon, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Peirce, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smeaton, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Toyne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Halloran, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stewart, Loy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 13 | |||