1952 VFL Round 3: Geelong v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1952 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 3 of the 1952 VFL season.
Geelong hosted St Kilda at Kardinia Park.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Keith Drinan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Col Williamson.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), T. Fulton, G. Goninon, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), R. Battams, N. Bloom, H. Bray, I. Davidson, J. Fitzgerald, A. Greenshields, G. Hibbins, A. Hurst, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, M. Mitchinson, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, B. Phillips, C. Riley, J. Ross, A. Squire, B. Woinarski
Geelong (14.15.99) defeated St Kilda (5.4.34).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (5), B. McMaster (3), N. Rayson (2), N. Trezise (2), T. Morrow, D. Palmer
St Kilda: N. Bloom (2), M. Mitchinson (2), R. Battams
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and St Kilda were then 12th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Geelong
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 3 May 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
20,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | (34) |
| Margin | GEEL by 36 | GEEL by 48 | GEEL by 51 | GEEL by 65 | GEEL by 65 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Col Williamson
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Battams, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Bloom, Nick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Davidson, Irving | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Mitchinson, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Riley, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Woinarski, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 4 | |||