1952 VFL Season Round 3: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1952 between Collingwood and Essendon during round three of the 1952 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Collingwood (9.21.75) defeated Essendon (7.9.51).
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 3 May 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
34,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Essendon
Score:
9.21.75 - 7.9.51
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 21 | 9 | . | 21 | (75) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | COLL by 8 | ESSE by 9 | COLL by 6 | COLL by 24 | COLL by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Lou RichardsVice-Captain: Neil Mann
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Essendon
Captain: Bill HutchisonCoach: Dick Reynolds
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Aitken, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Coghlan, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Davey, Col | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 21 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Morris, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 9 | |||