1952 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1952 between Richmond and Geelong during round 6 of the 1952 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Fred Flanagan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), T. Allen, C. Austen, B. Boland, J. Brennan, A. Cations, F. Clarke, A. Cooke, L. Flintoff, D. Fraser, R. Geard, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, G. Spring, B. Turner, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, 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, G. Swarbrick, N. Trezise, L. Turner, P. West, G. Williams
Richmond (8.7.55) were defeated by Geelong (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Poulter (2), B. Wilson (2), A. Cations, J. O'Rourke, H. Rowe, R. Wright
Geelong: B. Davis (3), F. Flanagan (2), P. Pianto (2), N. Trezise (2), G. Goninon, N. Rayson
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 31 May 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | RICH by 6 | GEEL by 22 | level | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Allen, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Brennan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Clarke, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Flintoff, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Geard, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 7 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Swarbrick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | West, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||