1952 VFL Round 6: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1952 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 6 of the 1952 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Aitken, K. Coghlan, M. Dunstan, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, G. Hocking, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, B. Tebble, B. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, P. Twomey
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, L. Kent, J. King, A. Martin, F. McRae, D. Reynolds, A. Rogers, D. Ross, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten
Collingwood (12.19.91) defeated Footscray (4.5.29).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Dunstan (4), B. Rose (4), G. Hocking, T. Merrett, L. Richards, R. Richards
Footscray: D. Bryden (2), B. Gilmore, R. Harper
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 31 May 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
20,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
12.19.91 - 4.5.29
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 19 | 12 | . | 19 | (91) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | (29) |
| Margin | FOOT by 1 | COLL by 42 | COLL by 50 | COLL by 62 | COLL by 62 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Aitken, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Coghlan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 19 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Rogers, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 5 | |||