1952 VFL Round 9: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1952 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1952 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Gordon Lane captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Gordon Lane.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, R. Hovey, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, D. Scott, N. Sharp, S. Smith, G. Swarbrick, N. Trezise, L. Turner, T. Walsh, G. Williams
South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), F. Brew, K. Browning, P. Deagan, E. Dornau, D. Earl, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, E. Lane, M. Lynch, B. Murray, R. Paez, J. Patterson, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, J. Taylor
Geelong (7.13.55) defeated South Melbourne (4.11.35).
Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Walsh (4), P. Pianto, N. Rayson, L. Turner
South Melbourne: J. Eichhorn, B. Gunn, E. Lane, M. Sibun
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 June 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
21,513
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
7.13.55 - 4.11.35
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 11 | 4 | . | 11 | (35) |
| Margin | SMLB by 3 | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 1 | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smith, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Swarbrick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Walsh, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 13 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Earl, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Lane, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 11 | |||