1952 VFL Round 8: Richmond v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1952 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 8 of the 1952 VFL season. Richmond hosted Collingwood at SCG. Des Rowe captained the hosts. Lou Richards captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Richmond
Back: M. Oppy, F. Clarke, R. Geard
Half-back: C. Austen, D. Rowe (capt.), K. Dillon
Centre: H. Rowe, J. Nix, G. Spring
Half-forward: K. Hogan, R. Poulter, B. Boland
Forward: K. Betson, R. Ednie, G. Cox
Follower: A. Cations, A. Cooke, B. Wilson
Sub.: J. Ritchie, P. Schofield

Collingwood
Back: G. Hams, J. Hamilton, B. Tebble
Half-back: R. Kingston, N. Mann (vice-capt.), P. Lucas
Centre: D. Healey, B. Twomey, J. Hickey
Half-forward: P. Twomey, F. Tuck, R. Williams
Forward: C. Davey, M. Dunstan, R. Richards
Follower: K. Aitken, M. Twomey, L. Richards (capt.)
Sub.: K. Coghlan, J. Parker

Richmond (5.6.36) were defeated by Collingwood (10.12.72).

Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Hogan (2), R. Ednie, P. Schofield, G. Spring
Collingwood: C. Davey (3), R. Williams (2), M. Dunstan, R. Richards, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, P. Twomey

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Richmond v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 14 June 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: SCG
Attendance: 24,174

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Collingwood
Score: 5.6.36 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 1 . 2 1 . 2 2 . 3 5 . 6 5 . 6 (36)
Collingwood 2 . 1 8 . 6 9 . 7 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin COLL by 5 COLL by 46 COLL by 46 COLL by 36 COLL by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Des Rowe (Richmond), Lou Richards (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Richmond), Neil Mann (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson
Boundary Umpire: H. Kent, A. Nash

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Austen, Col HBFL ? 0 ?
5 Betson, Kevin FPL ? 0 ?
9 Boland, Brian HFFR ? 0 ?
33 Cations, Allan RU ? 0 ?
17 Clarke, Fred FB ? 0 ?
7 Cooke, Allan RU ? 0 ?
37 Cox, Graham FPR ? 0 ?
31 Dillon, Kevin HBFR ? 0 ?
23 Ednie, Ray FF ? 1 ?
36 Geard, Rex BPR ? 0 ?
12 Hogan, Kevin HFFL ? 2 ?
1 Nix, John C ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max BPL ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray CHF ? 0 ?
35 Ritchie, John SUB ? 0 ?
15 Rowe, Des (c) CHB ? 0 ?
3 Rowe, Havel WL ? 0 ?
11 Schofield, Peter SUB ? 1 ?
19 Spring, Geoff WR ? 1 ?
32 Wilson, Bill RO ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 6

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Aitken, Ken RU ? 0 ?
5 Coghlan, Kevin SUB ? 0 ?
16 Davey, Col FPL ? 3 ?
6 Dunstan, Maurie FF ? 1 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack FB ? 0 ?
7 Hams, George BPL ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des WL ? 0 ?
19 Hickey, Jack WR ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron HBFL ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter HBFR ? 0 ?
16 Mann, Neil (vc) CHB ? 0 ?
18 Parker, Jack SUB ? 0 ?
2 Richards, Lou (c) RO ? 0 ?
20 Richards, Ron FPR ? 1 ?
15 Tebble, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank CHF ? 1 ?
26 Twomey, Bill C ? 1 ?
25 Twomey, Mick RU ? 0 ?
27 Twomey, Pat HFFL ? 1 ?
32 Williams, Roy HFFR ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 12

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 50s