1952 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1952 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 15 of the 1952 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill. Bill Hutchison captained the hosts. Lou Richards captained the visitors with, in the absence of Neil Mann, deputy vice-captain Bob Rose as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, B. Brittingham, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, A. Dale, F. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Heenan, W. May, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, P. O'Sullivan, F. Payne, G. Sewell, B. Syme, A. Thaw

Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), B. Rose (vice-capt.), K. Coghlan, C. Davey, M. Dunstan, J. Finck, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, R. McKenzie, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, M. Twomey, P. Twomey, R. Williams

Essendon (13.10.88) were defeated by Collingwood (12.17.89).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (7), J. Carstairs (2), F. Gallagher (2), S. Booth, B. Hutchison
Collingwood: L. Richards (2), B. Rose (2), K. Coghlan, C. Davey, M. Dunstan, R. Kingston, R. Richards, B. Tebble, M. Twomey, R. Williams

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 2 August 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 21,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Collingwood
Score: 13.10.88 - 12.17.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 1 7 . 2 11 . 6 13 . 10 13 . 10 (88)
Collingwood 3 . 7 6 . 10 9 . 12 12 . 17 12 . 17 (89)
Margin level COLL by 2 ESSE by 6 COLL by 1 COLL by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Bill Hutchison (Essendon), Lou Richards (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Essendon), Bob Rose (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Blumfield

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bigelow, Doug ? ? 0 ?
2 Booth, Stan ? ? 1 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 Carstairs, Jim ? ? 2 ?
1 Clarke, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Coleman, John ? ? 7 ?
15 Dale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
13 Gallagher, Fred ? ? 2 ?
34 Gill, John ? ? 0 ?
14 Heenan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill (c) ? ? 1 ?
12 May, Wally ? ? 0 ?
25 McConnell, Roy ? ? 0 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 McEwin, Ron ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Sullivan, Peter ? ? 0 ?
35 Payne, Fred ? ? 0 ?
9 Sewell, Greg ? ? 0 ?
26 Syme, Bob ? ? 0 ?
36 Thaw, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 10

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Coghlan, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
16 Davey, Col ? ? 1 ?
6 Dunstan, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
35 Finck, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Gooch, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 1 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
21 McKenzie, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 0 ?
18 Parker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Richards, Lou (c) ? ? 2 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 1 ?
22 Rose, Bob (avc) ? ? 2 ?
15 Tebble, Bill ? ? 1 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 1 ?
27 Twomey, Pat ? ? 0 ?
32 Williams, Roy ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 17

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s