1952 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1952 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 7 of the 1952 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Lou Richards captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, K. Christie, N. Clarke, G. Collins, J. Ferguson, E. Jackson, B. Johnston, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, T. McLean, N. McMahen, M. Orr, B. Smeaton, S. Spencer, J. Wilson, M. Woods
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Aitken, C. Davey, M. Dunstan, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, G. Hocking, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, B. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, P. Twomey
Melbourne (12.10.82) defeated Collingwood (6.14.50).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (3), J. Ferguson (2), M. Orr (2), B. Smeaton (2), K. Albiston, J. Beckwith, E. Jackson
Collingwood: L. Richards (2), B. Twomey (2), M. Dunstan, P. Twomey
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 7 June 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
58,563
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
12.10.82 - 6.14.50
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| Margin | MELB by 24 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 32 | MELB by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Lou Richards
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Orr, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Smeaton, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Wilson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Aitken, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Davey, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 14 | |||