1952 VFL Season 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 one of the 1952 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (11.16.82) defeated St Kilda (8.26.74).
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
South Melbourne
Captain: Gordon LaneCoach: Gordon Lane
St Kilda
Captain: Keith DrinanCoach: Col Williamson
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 | |||