1952 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1952 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 14 of the 1952 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Keith Drinan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Col Williamson.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, K. Christie, N. Clarke, G. Collins, B. Johnston, A. Krause, M. Lehmann, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, G. O'Keeffe, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, N. Whitaker, J. Wilson, M. Woods
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Atkinson, D. Bland, H. Bray, I. Davidson, A. Greenshields, G. Hibbins, A. Hurst, M. Langdon, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, M. Mollar, B. Phillips, C. Riley, N. Roberts, J. Ross, I. Smith, A. Squire, J. Toohey, B. Woinarski
Melbourne (11.12.78) defeated St Kilda (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Clarke (7), K. Albiston (3), B. McKenzie
St Kilda: B. Atkinson (3), J. McDonald (2), J. Ross (2), N. Roberts
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 26 July 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
14,047
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | MELB by 16 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 35 | MELB by 20 | MELB by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Col Williamson
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Krause, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Lehmann, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | O'Keeffe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Whitaker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Wilson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Atkinson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Bland, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Davidson, Irving | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Langdon, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Riley, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Woinarski, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||