1952 VFL Round 17: North Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1952 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 17 of the 1952 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval. Kevin Dynon captained the hosts. Fred Flanagan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

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

Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, L. O'Halloran, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, R. Renfrey, S. Smith, J. Stevens, N. Trezise, J. Tuckwell, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner

North Melbourne (11.9.75) were defeated by Geelong (15.13.103).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (5), N. Alford (3), J. O'Halloran (2), G. Marchesi
Geelong: G. Goninon (5), B. Davis (3), L. O'Halloran (3), N. Trezise (2), P. Pianto, B. Worner

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: North Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 16 August 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 11.9.75 - 15.13.103

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 3 3 . 3 4 . 7 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Geelong 6 . 2 10 . 7 13 . 9 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Margin GEEL by 29 GEEL by 46 GEEL by 56 GEEL by 28 GEEL by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Kevin Dynon (North Melbourne), Fred Flanagan (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Alford, Noel ? ? 3 ?
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 0 ?
20 Brady, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 0 ?
1 Dynon, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Grambeau, Mick ? ? 0 ?
11 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 ?
27 Icke, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
2 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
5 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 2 ?
29 Parkes, Eric ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 5 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 9

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 3 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
33 Fulton, Terry ? ? 0 ?
18 Goninon, George ? ? 5 ?
12 Hovey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
16 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
7 McMaster, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Middlemiss, Russell ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Halloran, Leo ? ? 3 ?
3 Palmer, Doug ? ? 0 ?
6 Pianto, Peter ? ? 1 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 0 ?
5 Smith, Sid ? ? 0 ?
19 Stevens, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 2 ?
15 Tuckwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 0 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
25 Worner, Bert ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 13

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