1952 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1952 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 3 of the 1952 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at 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
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, G. Bickford, K. Christie, N. Clarke, G. Collins, E. Jackson, B. Johnston, H. Lack, C. Love, G. McGivern, K. McKaige, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, M. Orr, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, M. Woods
Hawthorn
Back:
N. Black, L. Crane, C. Philp
Half-back:
P. O'Donohue (capt.), J. Douglas, J. Robison
Centre:
N. Pearson, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
R. Simmonds, V. McKinnon, P. Cash
Forward:
P. Hancock, T. Allsop, M. Fitchett
Follower:
T. Fletcher, J. Kennedy, J. MacDonald
Sub.:
A. Le Nepveu, F. Wain
Melbourne (8.12.60) were defeated by Hawthorn (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Clarke (2), B. McKenzie (2), K. Albiston, D. Cordner, M. Orr, S. Spencer
Hawthorn: T. Allsop (3), M. Fitchett (2), J. MacDonald (2), P. Hancock, V. McKinnon, R. Simmonds
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
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
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Peter O'Donohue
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
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 |
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| 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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||