1952 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1952 between Essendon and Richmond during round 7 of the 1952 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), B. Brittingham, 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, R. McEwin, H. Morris, F. Payne, B. Snell, B. Syme
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), C. Austen, B. Boland, A. Cations, F. Clarke, A. Cooke, G. Cox, K. Dillon, D. Fraser, R. Geard, K. Hogan, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, P. Schofield, G. Spring, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Essendon (7.18.60) were defeated by Richmond (10.9.69).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (6), B. Snell
Richmond: J. O'Rourke (4), R. Poulter (2), A. Cations, K. Hogan, G. Spring, R. Wright
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Monday 9 June 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
29,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 0 | . | 7 | 0 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 18 | 7 | . | 18 | (60) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Margin | RICH by 14 | RICH by 32 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Wright
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Coleman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Morris, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 18 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Clarke, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Geard, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | |||