1952 VFL Round 4: Footscray v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1952 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1952 VFL season. Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval. Denis Cordner captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wally Donald and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Footscray
A. Abbey, J. Barrett, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, L. Kent, A. Linton, A. Martin, F. McRae, B. Reardon, D. Reynolds, A. Rogers, D. Ross, B. Scanlan, T. Whitten

Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, K. Christie, N. Clarke, G. Collins, E. Jackson, H. Lack, C. Love, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, T. McLean, N. McMahen, M. Orr, B. Smeaton, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, M. Woods

Footscray (6.16.52) were defeated by Melbourne (10.16.76).

Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Gilmore (2), R. Harper (2), R. Duffy, L. Kent
Melbourne: B. Smeaton (5), J. Thomson (3), D. Cordner, G. McGivern

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Footscray v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 10 May 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Melbourne
Score: 6.16.52 - 10.16.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 3 5 . 6 5 . 10 6 . 16 6 . 16 (52)
Melbourne 2 . 5 4 . 7 8 . 16 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Margin MELB by 2 FOOT by 5 MELB by 24 MELB by 24 MELB by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Donald (Footscray), Norm Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Footscray), Denis Cordner (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Abbey, Angus ? ? 0 ?
14 Barrett, John ? ? 0 ?
18 Bryden, Dave ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Donald, Wally ? ? 0 ?
7 Duffy, Roger ? ? 1 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Gilmore, Brian ? ? 2 ?
10 Harper, Roy ? ? 2 ?
25 Henderson, Herb ? ? 0 ?
11 Kent, Len ? ? 1 ?
23 Linton, Alby ? ? 0 ?
19 Martin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
16 McRae, Frank ? ? 0 ?
20 Reardon, Bill ? ? 0 ?
28 Reynolds, Doug ? ? 0 ?
35 Rogers, Allen ? ? 0 ?
9 Ross, Don ? ? 0 ?
26 Scanlan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 16

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Albiston, Ken ? ? 0 ?
29 Arnold, Lance ? ? 0 ?
30 Beckwith, John ? ? 0 ?
16 Bickford, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Christie, Ken ? ? 0 ?
26 Clarke, Noel ? ? 0 ?
3 Collins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
1 Cordner, Denis (c) ? ? 1 ?
7 Jackson, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
18 Lack, Harry ? ? 0 ?
19 Love, Colin ? ? 0 ?
17 McGivern, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
20 McLean, Tom ? ? 0 ?
35 McMahen, Noel ? ? 0 ?
9 Orr, Max ? ? 0 ?
28 Smeaton, Bill ? ? 5 ?
12 Spencer, Stuart ? ? 0 ?
33 Thomson, Jack ? ? 3 ?
37 Woods, Mike ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 16

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 50s