1952 VFL Season 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 fifteen of the 1952 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (10.14.74) were defeated by South Melbourne (12.14.86).
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
Richmond
Captain: Des RoweCoach: Jack Dyer
South Melbourne
Captain: Gordon LaneCoach: Gordon Lane
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 | |||