1952 VFL Round 12: Geelong v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 12 July 1952 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 12 of the 1952 VFL season. Geelong hosted Collingwood at Kardinia Park. Fred Flanagan captained the hosts. Lou Richards captained the visitors with, in the absence of Neil Mann, deputy vice-captain Bob Rose as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, S. Smith, G. Swarbrick, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Worner

Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), B. Rose (vice-capt.), K. Aitken, K. Coghlan, C. Davey, J. Finck, K. Flint, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, H. Stevens, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, M. Twomey

Geelong (9.8.62) defeated Collingwood (4.9.33).

Goalkickers
Geelong: F. Flanagan (5), R. Hovey (2), B. McMaster, R. Renfrey
Collingwood: K. Coghlan, B. Rose, F. Tuck, M. Twomey

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Geelong v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 12 July 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 36,145

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Collingwood
Score: 9.8.62 - 4.9.33

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 2 4 . 3 5 . 4 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Collingwood 2 . 1 2 . 6 2 . 9 4 . 9 4 . 9 (33)
Margin GEEL by 7 GEEL by 9 GEEL by 13 GEEL by 29 GEEL by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Fred Flanagan (Geelong), Lou Richards (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Bob Rose (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 0 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred (c) ? ? 5 ?
12 Hovey, Ron ? ? 2 ?
16 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
7 McMaster, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Middlemiss, Russell ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 0 ?
3 Palmer, Doug ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 0 ?
27 Rayson, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Reed, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 1 ?
26 Sharp, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
5 Smith, Sid ? ? 0 ?
23 Swarbrick, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 0 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
25 Worner, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 8

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Aitken, Ken ? ? 0 ?
5 Coghlan, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
16 Davey, Col ? ? 0 ?
35 Finck, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Flint, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
14 Gooch, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 0 ?
18 Parker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Richards, Lou (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Rose, Bob (avc) ? ? 1 ?
29 Stevens, Harvey ? ? 0 ?
15 Tebble, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 1 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 9

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