1952 VFL Round 9: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1952 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1952 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Denis Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, B. Coleman, J. Coleman, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, J. Heenan, J. Jones, J. Knowles, L. Mann, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, H. Morris, P. O'Sullivan, J. Ramsay, B. Snell, A. Thaw
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, G. O'Keeffe, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, J. Wilson, M. Woods
Essendon (11.8.74) were defeated by Melbourne (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (5), B. Hutchison (3), B. Snell (2), J. Jones
Melbourne: N. Clarke (3), B. McKenzie (2), K. Albiston, J. Beckwith, G. McGivern, J. Thomson, J. Wilson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 June 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 17 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Coleman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Morris, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Ramsay, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | |||
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 | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | O'Keeffe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Wilson, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | |||