1952 VFL Round 2: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1952 between Geelong and Footscray during round 2 of the 1952 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), T. Fulton, G. Goninon, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, L. O'Halloran, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, M. Richardson, N. Scott, B. Smith, L. Stewart, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), J. Barrett, S. Beal, A. Bulman, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, M. Isaac, M. Laffey, A. Linton, A. Martin, F. McRae, D. Ross, B. Scanlan, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten
Geelong (10.4.64) defeated Footscray (7.15.57).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. McMaster (5), G. Goninon (3), T. Morrow, N. Trezise
Footscray: R. Duffy (2), C. Sutton (2), A. Linton, F. McRae, B. Scanlan
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 26 April 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
30,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 4 | (64) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 15 | (57) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 11 | FOOT by 9 | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | O'Halloran, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Richardson, Merv | ? | ? | 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) | 10 | 4 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Beal, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 15 | |||