1952 VFL Season Round 3: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1952 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round three of the 1952 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at the MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Peter O'Donohue captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Melbourne (8.12.60) were defeated by Hawthorn (10.14.74).
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
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Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 3 May 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
13,529
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | HWTH by 3 | MELB by 4 | HWTH by 10 | HWTH by 14 | HWTH by 14 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Denis CordnerCoach: Norm Smith
Hawthorn
Captain: Peter O'DonohueCoach: Jack Hale
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lack, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Love, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McKaige, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Orr, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Allsop, Tom | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Black, Norm | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cash, Pat | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Crane, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Douglas, Jack | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fitchett, Mike | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Fletcher, Ted | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hancock, Peter | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Le Nepveu, Allan | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | MacDonald, Jack | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | McKinnon, Vic | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Robison, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Wain, Fred | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Melbourne | Coach: Norm Smith | ||||||||||||||
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| 22 | N. Black | 1 | L. Crane | 8 | C. Philp |
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| 14 | P. O'Donohue (c) | 30 | J. Douglas | 12 | J. Robison |
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| 7 | N. Pearson | 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 16 | L. Wilkinson |
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| CENTRE | 23 | T. Fletcher | 19 | A. Le Nepveu | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 10 | J. Kennedy | 33 | F. Wain | |||||||||||
| 27 | R. Simmonds | 20 | V. McKinnon | 5 | P. Cash | 21 | J. MacDonald |
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| 11 | P. Hancock | 4 | T. Allsop | 6 | M. Fitchett |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||