1952 VFL Round 5: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1952 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 5 of the 1952 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Col Williamson and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), R. Battams, D. Bland, N. Bloom, H. Bray, B. Cameron, K. Cockfield, J. Evans, J. Fitzgerald, A. Greenshields, G. Hibbins, A. Hurst, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, M. Mollar, B. Phillips, J. Ross, J. Solomon, J. Wandin, B. Woinarski
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), B. Brittingham, J. Carstairs, B. Coleman, J. Coleman, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, B. Harper, J. Heenan, J. Jones, R. Lunn, L. Mann, W. May, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, H. Morris, F. Payne, B. Snell, B. Syme
St Kilda (11.10.76) were defeated by Essendon (18.8.116).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: N. Bloom (4), D. Bland (2), J. Solomon (2), H. Bray, J. McDonald, B. Phillips
Essendon: J. Coleman (8), A. Dale (2), J. Gill (2), B. Hutchison (2), L. Mann (2), J. Jones, B. Syme
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
17,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Essendon | 7 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 6 | 18 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 8 | (116) |
| Margin | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Col Williamson
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Battams, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bland, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Bloom, Nick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Cameron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Cockfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Solomon, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Wandin, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Woinarski, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Coleman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Morris, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 8 | |||