1952 VFL Round 17: South Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1952 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1952 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Gordon Lane captained the hosts. Denis Cordner captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gordon Lane and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), F. Brew, K. Browning, P. Deagan, J. Dorgan, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, E. Lane, B. Murray, R. Paez, J. Patterson, H. Rosewarne, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Scott

Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, K. Christie, N. Clarke, G. Collins, E. Jackson, A. Krause, M. Lehmann, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, N. Whitaker, J. Wilson, M. Woods

South Melbourne (10.14.74) defeated Melbourne (8.18.66).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Gunn (5), P. Deagan (2), F. Goldsmith, E. Lane, G. Lane
Melbourne: N. Clarke (3), G. McGivern (2), K. Albiston, B. McKenzie, J. Wilson

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: South Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 16 August 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 24,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Melbourne
Score: 10.14.74 - 8.18.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 4 6 . 8 10 . 11 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Melbourne 1 . 4 5 . 7 6 . 11 8 . 18 8 . 18 (66)
Margin SMLB by 18 SMLB by 7 SMLB by 24 SMLB by 8 SMLB by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gordon Lane (South Melbourne), Norm Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Gordon Lane (South Melbourne), Denis Cordner (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Brew, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 Browning, Keith ? ? 0 ?
30 Deagan, Paddy ? ? 2 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Eichhorn, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Giles, Bob ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 1 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 5 ?
16 Hilet, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
27 Lane, Eddie ? ? 1 ?
1 Lane, Gordon (c) ? ? 1 ?
38 Murray, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
15 Paez, Ron ? ? 0 ?
25 Patterson, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
33 Rosewarne, Harold ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 0 ?
34 Scott, Don ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 14

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Albiston, Ken ? ? 1 ?
29 Arnold, Lance ? ? 0 ?
30 Beckwith, John ? ? 0 ?
16 Bickford, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Christie, Ken ? ? 0 ?
26 Clarke, Noel ? ? 3 ?
3 Collins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
1 Cordner, Denis (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Jackson, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
13 Krause, Alan ? ? 0 ?
8 Lehmann, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
17 McGivern, Geoff ? ? 2 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 1 ?
5 McLean, Ian ? ? 0 ?
35 McMahen, Noel ? ? 0 ?
12 Spencer, Stuart ? ? 0 ?
33 Thomson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Whitaker, Neil ? ? 0 ?
11 Wilson, Jim ? ? 1 ?
37 Woods, Mike ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 18

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