1952 VFL Round 5: Geelong v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1952 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1952 VFL season. Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Fred Flanagan captained the hosts. Kevin Dynon captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), T. Fulton, G. Goninon, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, S. Smith, G. Swarbrick, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams

North Melbourne
K. Dynon (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, K. Easton, M. Grambeau, P. Hamilton, L. Icke, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, L. Mogg, J. O'Halloran, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, J. Spencer

Geelong (11.16.82) defeated North Melbourne (6.10.46).

Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Trezise (5), B. McMaster (3), G. Goninon, R. Hovey, P. Pianto
North Melbourne: K. Dynon, K. Easton, G. Marchesi, L. Mogg, J. O'Halloran, J. Spencer

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Geelong v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 17 May 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. North Melbourne
Score: 11.16.82 - 6.10.46

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 4 3 . 6 6 . 11 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
North Melbourne 0 . 3 3 . 8 5 . 9 6 . 10 6 . 10 (46)
Margin GEEL by 13 NMLB by 2 GEEL by 8 GEEL by 36 GEEL by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: Fred Flanagan (Geelong), Kevin Dynon (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Roach

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
10 Flanagan, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
33 Fulton, Terry ? ? 0 ?
18 Goninon, George ? ? 1 ?
12 Hovey, Ron ? ? 1 ?
16 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
7 McMaster, Bill ? ? 3 ?
2 Middlemiss, Russell ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 0 ?
3 Palmer, Doug ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 1 ?
27 Rayson, Noel ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 0 ?
26 Sharp, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
5 Smith, Sid ? ? 0 ?
23 Swarbrick, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 5 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 0 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 16

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 0 ?
20 Brady, John ? ? 0 ?
1 Dynon, Kevin (c) ? ? 1 ?
30 Easton, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
4 Grambeau, Mick ? ? 0 ?
11 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 ?
27 Icke, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
2 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
9 Jeeves, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 Johnson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
25 Lineen, Jock ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 1 ?
5 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 1 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 10

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