1952 VFL Round 13: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1952 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 13 of the 1952 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Denis Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Geelong
B. Davis, G. Goninon, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, T. Morrow, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, B. Smith, S. Smith, G. Swarbrick, N. Trezise, J. Tuckwell, G. Williams, B. Worner
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, K. Christie, N. Clarke, E. Jackson, B. Johnston, R. Lane, M. Lehmann, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, T. McLean, R. McMahon, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, N. Whitaker, J. Wilson, M. Woods
Geelong (14.26.110) defeated Melbourne (8.6.54).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (5), N. Rayson (4), P. Pianto (3), B. Davis, H. Herbert
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (4), K. Albiston, N. Clarke, M. Lehmann, J. Wilson
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 July 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
21,744
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 21 | 14 | . | 26 | 14 | . | 26 | (110) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | (54) |
| Margin | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 42 | GEEL by 56 | GEEL by 56 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smith, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Swarbrick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tuckwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 26 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Lehmann, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McMahon, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Whitaker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Wilson, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 6 | |||