1952 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1952 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 5 of the 1952 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Gordon Lane captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Gordon Lane.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, K. Christie, N. Clarke, G. Collins, E. Jackson, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, T. McLean, N. McMahen, R. McMahon, G. O'Keeffe, B. Smeaton, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, J. Wilson, M. Woods
South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), F. Brew, K. Browning, R. Clegg, R. Digney, E. Dornau, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, E. Lane, B. Murray, R. Paez, J. Patterson, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, J. Taylor
Melbourne (8.9.57) were defeated by South Melbourne (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Smeaton (4), K. Albiston, N. Clarke, G. McGivern, J. Wilson
South Melbourne: R. Paez (3), J. Eichhorn (2), E. Lane (2), G. Lane, D. Scott, M. Sibun
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and South Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
26,716
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
8.9.57 - 10.11.71
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | MELB by 11 | SMLB by 1 | SMLB by 15 | SMLB by 14 | SMLB by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McMahon, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | O'Keeffe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smeaton, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Wilson, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Digney, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Lane, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||