1952 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1952 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 16 of the 1952 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, K. Christie, N. Clarke, G. Collins, E. Jackson, B. Johnston, A. Krause, M. Lehmann, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Thomson, N. Whitaker, J. Wilson, M. Woods
Footscray
A. Abbey, J. Barrett, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, J. King, A. Linton, A. Martin, F. McRae, D. Reynolds, A. Rogers, B. Scanlan, B. Slater, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten
Melbourne (15.17.107) defeated Footscray (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Clarke (5), B. McKenzie (4), A. Krause (3), J. Beckwith, E. Jackson, G. McGivern
Footscray: T. Whitten (3), D. Bryden (2), R. Duffy (2), R. Harper
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 9 August 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
17,421
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 7 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 47 | MELB by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Krause, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Lehmann, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Whitaker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Wilson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 17 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Rogers, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slater, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||