1952 VFL Round 16: North Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1952 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round 16 of the 1952 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Richmond at Arden Street Oval. Kevin Dynon captained the hosts. Des Rowe captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.

North Melbourne
K. Dynon (capt.), N. Alford, A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, J. Edwards, M. Grambeau, P. Hamilton, L. Icke, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, L. Mogg, J. O'Halloran, E. Parkes, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, J. Spencer

Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), C. Austen, B. Boland, F. Clarke, G. Collins, A. Cooke, G. Cox, J. Currie, K. Dillon, D. Fraser, R. Gibb, G. Hoare, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Reiffel, J. Ritchie, G. Spring, B. Wilson, R. Wright

North Melbourne (14.10.94) defeated Richmond (9.12.66).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: N. Alford (5), G. Marchesi (5), J. O'Halloran (2), B. Brooker, J. Spencer
Richmond: J. O'Rourke (4), G. Collins, R. Gibb, J. Ritchie, B. Wilson, R. Wright

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: North Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 9 August 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 14.10.94 - 9.12.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 4 . 1 9 . 6 10 . 7 14 . 10 14 . 10 (94)
Richmond 2 . 2 2 . 3 7 . 11 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Margin NMLB by 11 NMLB by 45 NMLB by 14 NMLB by 28 NMLB by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), Jack Dyer (Richmond)
Captains: Kevin Dynon (North Melbourne), Des Rowe (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Blumfield

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Alford, Noel ? ? 5 ?
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 0 ?
20 Brady, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 1 ?
1 Dynon, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Grambeau, Mick ? ? 0 ?
11 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 ?
27 Icke, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
33 Larsen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 5 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 2 ?
29 Parkes, Eric ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 10

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Austen, Col ? ? 0 ?
9 Boland, Brian ? ? 0 ?
17 Clarke, Fred ? ? 0 ?
27 Collins, Gerry ? ? 1 ?
7 Cooke, Allan ? ? 0 ?
37 Cox, Graham ? ? 0 ?
10 Currie, John ? ? 0 ?
31 Dillon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 0 ?
29 Gibb, Ray ? ? 1 ?
38 Hoare, Gavin ? ? 0 ?
1 Nix, John ? ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
4 O'Rourke, Jack ? ? 4 ?
6 Reiffel, Ron ? ? 0 ?
35 Ritchie, John ? ? 1 ?
15 Rowe, Des (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 12

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