1952 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 28 June 1952 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 10 of the 1952 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, K. Christie, N. Clarke, G. Collins, E. Jackson, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, T. McLean, N. McMahen, R. McMahon, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, N. Whitaker, J. Wilson, M. Woods
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), T. Allen, C. Austen, K. Betson, B. Boland, A. Cations, F. Clarke, A. Cooke, K. Dillon, D. Fraser, K. Hogan, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, G. Spring, B. Turner, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Melbourne (12.11.83) defeated Richmond (6.10.46).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Clarke (4), B. McKenzie (2), K. Albiston, J. Beckwith, E. Jackson, I. McLean, J. Thomson, J. Wilson
Richmond: R. Poulter (3), T. Allen, J. O'Rourke, B. Turner
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 28 June 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
23,557
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 10 | (46) |
| Margin | MELB by 34 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 37 | MELB by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Wright
Player Statistics
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 | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McMahon, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Whitaker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Wilson, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Allen, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Clarke, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 10 | |||