1952 VFL Round 15: St Kilda v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1952 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 15 of the 1952 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Geelong at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Fred Flanagan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Col Williamson and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Atkinson, D. Bland, N. Bloom, H. Bray, A. Greenshields, G. Hibbins, M. Langdon, G. March, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, M. Mollar, B. Phillips, C. Riley, N. Roberts, J. Ross, I. Smith, A. Squire, J. Toohey, B. Woinarski
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, G. Goninon, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, J. Norman, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, J. Stevens, G. Swarbrick, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Worner
St Kilda (7.13.55) were defeated by Geelong (9.16.70).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: N. Roberts (3), D. Bland (2), N. Bloom, J. Ross
Geelong: G. Goninon (2), P. Pianto (2), G. Swarbrick (2), B. McMaster, R. Renfrey, J. Stevens
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 2 August 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Margin | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 5 | STKL by 17 | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Col Williamson
(St Kilda),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Atkinson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bland, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Bloom, Nick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Langdon, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | March, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Riley, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Woinarski, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Norman, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Stevens, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Swarbrick, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 16 | |||