1952 VFL Round 13: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1952 between Essendon and Footscray during round 13 of the 1952 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Bill Brittingham captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Essendon
B. Brittingham (capt.), D. Bigelow, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, A. Dale, R. Dunn, B. Gilmore, J. Heenan, J. Jones, J. Knowles, R. Lunn, R. Martini, R. McConnell, R. McEwin, P. O'Sullivan, B. Paine, F. Payne, G. Sewell, B. Syme
Footscray
A. Abbey, J. Barrett, D. Bryden, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, L. Kent, J. King, A. Linton, A. Martin, E. Phillips, A. Rogers, D. Ross, B. Scanlan, B. Slater
Essendon (5.12.42) were defeated by Footscray (7.15.57).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (3), B. Gilmore, J. Jones
Footscray: R. Duffy (2), L. Kent (2), B. Gilmore, E. Phillips, A. Rogers
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 19 July 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 8 | 2 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 12 | (42) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 15 | (57) |
| Margin | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 3 | FOOT by 27 | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bill Brittingham
(Essendon),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Dunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Martini, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Paine, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Phillips, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Rogers, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slater, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 15 | |||