1952 VFL Round 3: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1952 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 3 of the 1952 VFL season.
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
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Aitken, K. Coghlan, C. Davey, M. Dunstan, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, B. Rose, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, B. Turner, B. Twomey
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, A. Dale, J. Gill, B. Harper, J. Heenan, J. Jones, J. Knowles, R. Lunn, W. May, R. McConnell, R. McEwin, H. Morris, F. Payne, B. Snell, B. Syme, A. Thaw
Collingwood (9.21.75) defeated Essendon (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: C. Davey (3), M. Dunstan (3), K. Coghlan (2), T. Merrett
Essendon: R. McEwin (2), J. Clarke, J. Coleman, J. Gill, W. May, B. Snell
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
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 | |||