1952 VFL Round 8: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1952 between Geelong and Essendon during round 8 of the 1952 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Brisbane Showgrounds.
Bill Brittingham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Geelong
Back:
S. Smith, G. Williams, R. Renfrey
Half-back:
R. Middlemiss, J. Hyde, R. Hovey
Centre:
L. Turner, D. Palmer, D. Scott
Half-forward:
N. Rayson, B. McMaster, B. Davis
Forward:
J. Stevens, G. Goninon, G. Swarbrick
Follower:
T. Morrow, N. Sharp, P. Pianto
Sub.:
L. O'Halloran, B. Worner
Essendon
Back:
J. Heenan, B. Brittingham (capt.), D. Bigelow
Half-back:
L. Gardiner, R. McConnell, F. Payne
Centre:
P. O'Sullivan, A. Dale, B. Harper
Half-forward:
J. Jones, B. Snell, J. Clarke
Forward:
J. Gill, J. Coleman, L. Mann
Follower:
J. Carstairs, W. May, R. McEwin
Sub.:
B. Coleman, H. Morris
Geelong (12.14.86) were defeated by Essendon (23.17.155).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (3), B. McMaster (3), P. Pianto (2), B. Davis, N. Rayson, J. Stevens, G. Swarbrick
Essendon: J. Coleman (13), L. Mann (5), J. Carstairs, J. Gill, J. Jones, W. May, R. McEwin
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Monday 16 June 1952
Time:
7:30 PM
Venue:
Brisbane Showgrounds
Attendance:
28,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 15 | 23 | . | 17 | 23 | . | 17 | (155) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 56 | ESSE by 69 | ESSE by 69 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Bill Brittingham
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Boundary Umpire:
D. Blackburn,
R. Haughton
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 4 | Davis, Bob | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | FF↓ | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | CHF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Halloran, Leo | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smith, Sid | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Stevens, Jack | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Swarbrick, George | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | |||
L. O'Halloran replaced G. Goninon during the third quarter.
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill (c) | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Coleman, Brian | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | FF | ? | 13 | 7 |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | WR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | FPR | ? | 5 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Morris, Hugh | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 17 | |||
H. Morris replaced B. Harper during the third quarter.
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 14 | J. Heenan | 23 | B. Brittingham (c) | 19 | D. Bigelow | 22 | T. Morrow | 20 | L. O'Halloran | ||||||
| 23 | G. Swarbrick | 18 | G. Goninon | 19 | J. Stevens | 26 | N. Sharp | 25 | B. Worner | ||||||
| FORWARD | 6 | P. Pianto |
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| 18 | L. Gardiner | 25 | R. McConnell | 35 | F. Payne |
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| 4 | B. Davis | 7 | B. McMaster | 27 | N. Rayson |
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| 16 | P. O'Sullivan | 15 | A. Dale | 8 | B. Harper |
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| 34 | D. Scott | 3 | D. Palmer | 9 | L. Turner | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
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| HALF-FORWARD | 12 | W. May | 6 | H. Morris | |||||||||||
| 24 | J. Jones | 22 | B. Snell | 1 | J. Clarke | 11 | R. McEwin |
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| 12 | R. Hovey | 16 | J. Hyde | 2 | R. Middlemiss |
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| 34 | J. Gill | 10 | J. Coleman | 32 | L. Mann |
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| 8 | R. Renfrey | 21 | G. Williams | 5 | S. Smith |
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| Essendon | Coach: Dick Reynolds | ||||||||||||||