1952 VFL Season Round 6: North Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1952 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round six of the 1952 season of the Victorian Football League. North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Kevin Dynon captained the hosts. Denis Cordner captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

North Melbourne (6.13.49) were defeated by Melbourne (9.9.63).

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: North Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 31 May 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Melbourne
Score: 6.13.49 - 9.9.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 2 3 . 8 4 . 10 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Melbourne 3 . 5 3 . 5 9 . 6 9 . 9 9 . 9 (63)
Margin MELB by 15 NMLB by 3 MELB by 26 MELB by 14 MELB by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: Kevin Dynon
Coach: Wally Carter

Melbourne

Captain: Denis Cordner
Coach: Norm Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 0 ?
20 Brady, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
1 Dynon, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Easton, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
4 Grambeau, Mick ? ? 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 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 2 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 1 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 13

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Albiston, Ken ? ? 2 ?
29 Arnold, Lance ? ? 0 ?
30 Beckwith, John ? ? 1 ?
16 Bickford, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Christie, Ken ? ? 0 ?
26 Clarke, Noel ? ? 1 ?
3 Collins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
1 Cordner, Denis (c) ? ? 1 ?
22 Ferguson, John ? ? 1 ?
7 Jackson, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnston, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 McGivern, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 2 ?
20 McLean, Tom ? ? 0 ?
35 McMahen, Noel ? ? 0 ?
9 Orr, Max ? ? 0 ?
28 Smeaton, Bill ? ? 1 ?
12 Spencer, Stuart ? ? 0 ?
11 Wilson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
37 Woods, Mike ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 9

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