1952 VFL Round 7: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1952 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 7 of the 1952 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Gordon Lane captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Lane and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), F. Brew, K. Browning, P. Deagan, R. Digney, E. Dornau, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, E. Lane, B. Murray, R. Paez, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, J. Taylor
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, J. King, A. Martin, F. McRae, D. Reynolds, A. Rogers, D. Ross, B. Scanlan, B. Smallwood, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten
South Melbourne (16.14.110) defeated Footscray (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: G. Lane (5), J. Eichhorn (3), E. Lane (3), R. Paez (2), F. Brew, I. Gillett, D. Scott
Footscray: T. Whitten (7), D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Harper, A. Rogers
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Monday 9 June 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
26,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
16.14.110 - 11.13.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | SMLB by 2 | SMLB by 30 | SMLB by 30 | SMLB by 31 | SMLB by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Digney, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Lane, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 38 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Rogers, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smallwood, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||