1952 VFL Round 12: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 12 July 1952 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 12 of the 1952 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Gordon Lane captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Lane and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), F. Brew, K. Browning, P. Deagan, R. Digney, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, E. Lane, M. Lynch, R. Paez, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, S. Smith, J. Taylor
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, A. Dale, R. Dunn, F. Gallagher, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, B. Gilmore, J. Heenan, J. Jones, R. Lunn, R. Martini, R. McConnell, R. McEwin, P. O'Sullivan, B. Syme
South Melbourne (8.12.60) were defeated by Essendon (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: I. Gillett (3), F. Brew, J. Eichhorn, E. Lane, M. Lynch, K. Schaefer
Essendon: J. Carstairs (3), B. Hutchison (2), J. Jones (2), J. Coleman, F. Gallagher
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Essendon remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 12 July 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
27,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
8.12.60 - 9.15.69
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | ESSE by 15 | SMLB by 15 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Digney, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Lane, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Dunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Martini, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | |||