1952 VFL Round 17: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1952 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 17 of the 1952 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Keith Drinan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Col Williamson.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), S. Booth, B. Brittingham, J. Carstairs, J. Coleman, A. Dale, F. Gallagher, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, J. Heenan, J. Jones, G. Leek, W. May, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, P. O'Sullivan, G. Sewell, B. Syme, A. Thaw
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), H. Bray, I. Davidson, J. Evans, A. Greenshields, J. Hartigan, G. Hibbins, A. Hurst, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, B. Milnes, M. Mitchinson, M. Mollar, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, I. Smith, J. Smith, A. Squire, J. Wandin
Essendon (22.15.147) defeated St Kilda (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (9), B. Hutchison (4), R. McEwin (3), J. Carstairs, F. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Jones, G. Leek, B. Syme
St Kilda: J. Hartigan (2), J. Ross (2), G. Hibbins, J. McDonald, J. Wandin
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 16 August 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 11 | 22 | . | 15 | 22 | . | 15 | (147) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 63 | ESSE by 96 | ESSE by 96 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Col Williamson
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 15 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Davidson, Irving | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hartigan, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Hibbins, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Hurst, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Milnes, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Mitchinson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Wandin, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 9 | |||