1952 VFL Round 2: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1952 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1952 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Denis Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Col Williamson and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), N. Bloom, H. Bray, K. Cockfield, I. Davidson, J. Fitzgerald, A. Greenshields, G. Hibbins, A. Hurst, J. McDonald, T. McNeil, T. Meehan, M. Mitchinson, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, B. Phillips, J. Ross, A. Squire, F. Sutherland
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, G. Bickford, K. Christie, N. Clarke, G. Collins, E. Jackson, B. Johnston, C. Love, G. McGivern, K. McKaige, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, T. McLean, N. McMahen, T. Peirce, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, M. Woods
St Kilda (13.11.89) were defeated by Melbourne (12.19.91).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. McDonald (6), N. Bloom (2), A. Greenshields (2), M. Mitchinson, B. Phillips, J. Ross
Melbourne: N. Clarke (4), B. McKenzie (3), K. Albiston (2), S. Spencer (2), K. McKaige
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 April 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
19,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 19 | 12 | . | 19 | (91) |
| Margin | level | STKL by 12 | STKL by 18 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Col Williamson
(St Kilda),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne)
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bloom, Nick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Cockfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Davidson, Irving | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Sutherland, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Love, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McKaige, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Peirce, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 19 | |||