1952 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1952 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1952 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval.
Gordon Lane captained the hosts.
Keith Drinan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Lane and the visitors were coached by Col Williamson.
South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), F. Brew, K. Browning, R. Clegg, P. Deagan, J. Dorgan, E. Dornau, J. Eichhorn, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, R. Harley, K. Hilet, E. Lane, M. Lynch, B. Murray, R. Paez, D. Scott, M. Sibun, J. Taylor
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), N. Bloom, H. Bray, K. Cockfield, J. Coffey, I. Davidson, J. Evans, J. Fitzgerald, G. Hibbins, A. Hurst, T. McNeil, T. Meehan, M. Mitchinson, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, B. Phillips, J. Ross, A. Squire, B. Woinarski
South Melbourne (11.16.82) defeated St Kilda (8.26.74).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Paez (7), M. Lynch (3), M. Sibun
St Kilda: B. Phillips (5), J. Coffey (2), M. Mitchinson
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 19 April 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
St Kilda
Score:
11.16.82 - 8.26.74
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 26 | 8 | . | 26 | (74) |
| Margin | level | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 20 | SMLB by 8 | SMLB by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne),
Col Williamson
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne),
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Lane, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 38 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bloom, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Cockfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Davidson, Irving | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McNeil, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Mitchinson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Woinarski, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 26 | |||