1952 VFL Round 15: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1952 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 15 of the 1952 VFL season.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Gordon Lane captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Gordon Lane.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), C. Austen, B. Boland, A. Cations, G. Collins, A. Cooke, G. Cox, K. Dillon, R. Gibb, G. Hoare, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, G. Spring, B. Turner, B. Wilson, R. Wright
South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), F. Brew, K. Browning, E. Dornau, D. Earl, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, E. Lane, B. Murray, B. Nolan, J. Patterson, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, S. Smith, J. Taylor
Richmond (10.14.74) were defeated by South Melbourne (12.14.86).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. O'Rourke (6), G. Collins (2), G. Hoare, R. Poulter
South Melbourne: G. Lane (5), I. Gillett (2), E. Lane (2), J. Eichhorn, B. Murray, M. Sibun
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 August 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
19,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
10.14.74 - 12.14.86
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Margin | RICH by 2 | SMLB by 13 | SMLB by 3 | SMLB by 12 | SMLB by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Collins, Gerry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gibb, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Hoare, Gavin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Earl, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Lane, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 38 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Smith, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | |||