1952 VFL Round 14: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1952 between Footscray and Geelong during round 14 of the 1952 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Fred Flanagan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Footscray
A. Abbey, J. Barrett, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, L. Kent, J. King, A. Martin, E. Phillips, A. Rogers, D. Ross, B. Scanlan, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, G. Goninon, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, S. Smith, G. Swarbrick, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Worner
Footscray (8.9.57) were defeated by Geelong (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Scanlan (3), T. Whitten (2), B. Gilmore, R. Harper, E. Phillips
Geelong: G. Goninon (4), N. Trezise (3), F. Flanagan, H. Herbert
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 26 July 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
22,759
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | FOOT by 5 | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Phillips, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Rogers, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smith, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Swarbrick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | |||