1952 VFL Round 2: Carlton v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1952 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round 2 of the 1952 VFL season. Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park. Ern Henfry captained the hosts. Gordon Lane captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Gordon Lane.

Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Brown, J. Chick, B. Comben, J. Conley, F. Davies, H. Dern, V. English, G. Ferry, O. Grieve, A. Hodgson, L. Kerr, B. Milroy, R. Robertson, J. Spencer, G. Stafford, H. Sullivan, M. Thomas, K. Warburton

South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), F. Brew, K. Browning, R. Clegg, J. Dorgan, E. Dornau, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, B. Gunn, R. Harley, K. Hilet, E. Lane, M. Lynch, B. Murray, R. Paez, J. Patterson, D. Scott, M. Sibun, J. Taylor

Carlton (12.12.84) were defeated by South Melbourne (13.11.89).

Goalkickers
Carlton: G. Ferry (3), D. Beasy (2), H. Sullivan (2), B. Comben, B. Milroy, R. Robertson, J. Spencer, K. Warburton
South Melbourne: R. Paez (4), G. Lane (3), B. Gunn (2), M. Lynch (2), E. Lane, D. Scott

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Carlton v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 April 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 31,500

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by South Melbourne
Score: 12.12.84 - 13.11.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 2 . 2 6 . 3 10 . 6 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
South Melbourne 2 . 3 9 . 6 11 . 8 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Margin SMLB by 1 SMLB by 21 SMLB by 8 SMLB by 5 SMLB by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Perce Bentley (Carlton), Gordon Lane (South Melbourne)
Captains: Ern Henfry (Carlton), Gordon Lane (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Robinson
Boundary Umpire: R. Haughton

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 2 ?
16 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
35 Conley, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Davies, Fred ? ? 0 ?
39 Dern, Harry ? ? 0 ?
14 English, Vin ? ? 0 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 3 ?
27 Grieve, Ollie ? ? 0 ?
6 Henfry, Ern (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Hodgson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
2 Milroy, Bill ? ? 1 ?
21 Robertson, Ron ? ? 1 ?
32 Spencer, John ? ? 1 ?
30 Stafford, George ? ? 0 ?
3 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 2 ?
34 Thomas, Max ? ? 0 ?
7 Warburton, Keith ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 12

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Brew, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 Browning, Keith ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 0 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Dornau, Erwin ? ? 0 ?
31 Eichhorn, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 0 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 2 ?
14 Harley, Reg ? ? 0 ?
16 Hilet, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
27 Lane, Eddie ? ? 1 ?
1 Lane, Gordon (c) ? ? 3 ?
4 Lynch, Marty ? ? 2 ?
38 Murray, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
15 Paez, Ron ? ? 4 ?
25 Patterson, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
34 Scott, Don ? ? 1 ?
7 Sibun, Mick ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 11

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s