1952 VFL Round 16: Collingwood v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1952 between Collingwood and St Kilda during round 16 of the 1952 VFL season. Collingwood hosted St Kilda at Victoria Park. In the absence of Lou Richards, vice-captain Neil Mann captained the hosts with Bob Rose as vice-captain. Keith Drinan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Col Williamson.

Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), Bob Rose (vice-capt.), M. Dunstan, J. Finck, A. Gooch, G. Hams, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, R. McKenzie, T. Merrett, J. Parker, K. Phillips, R. Richards, Bill Rose, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, P. Twomey

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Atkinson, I. Davidson, A. Greenshields, G. Hibbins, M. Langdon, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, B. Milnes, M. Mitchinson, M. Mollar, B. Phillips, C. Riley, N. Roberts, J. Ross, I. Smith, J. Smith, A. Squire, J. Toohey, J. Wandin

Collingwood (20.19.139) defeated St Kilda (8.7.55).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Dunstan (5), R. Richards (3), B. Rose (3), N. Mann (2), K. Phillips (2), P. Twomey (2), J. Parker, B. Twomey, M. Twomey
St Kilda: J. Ross (4), M. Mitchinson, C. Riley, N. Roberts, J. Smith

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 2nd 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 16
Teams: Collingwood v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 9 August 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 14,100

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. St Kilda
Score: 20.19.139 - 8.7.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 5 . 5 7 . 8 13 . 17 20 . 19 20 . 19 (139)
St Kilda 1 . 1 4 . 5 5 . 6 8 . 7 8 . 7 (55)
Margin COLL by 28 COLL by 21 COLL by 59 COLL by 84 COLL by 84
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Col Williamson (St Kilda)
Captains: Neil Mann (Collingwood), Keith Drinan (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: Bob Rose (Collingwood), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Dunstan, Maurie ? ? 5 ?
35 Finck, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Gooch, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
19 Hickey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
16 Mann, Neil (ac) ? ? 2 ?
21 McKenzie, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 0 ?
18 Parker, Jack ? ? 1 ?
31 Phillips, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 3 ?
33 Rose, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Rose, Bob (avc) ? ? 3 ?
15 Tebble, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 Twomey, Bill ? ? 1 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 1 ?
27 Twomey, Pat ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 20 19

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Atkinson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
30 Davidson, Irving ? ? 0 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Greenshields, Allan ? ? 0 ?
34 Hibbins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
23 Langdon, Mark ? ? 0 ?
2 McDonald, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Meehan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
16 Milnes, Brian ? ? 0 ?
24 Mitchinson, Max ? ? 1 ?
29 Mollar, Max ? ? 0 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
31 Riley, Cliff ? ? 1 ?
33 Roberts, Neil ? ? 1 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 4 ?
28 Smith, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
28 Smith, John ? ? 1 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 0 ?
33 Toohey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Wandin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 7

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