1952 VFL Season Round 18: Footscray v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1952 between Footscray and Collingwood during round eighteen of the 1952 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval.
Lou Richards captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Footscray (6.14.50) were defeated by Collingwood (14.15.99).
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Footscray
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 23 August 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
20,584
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
6.14.50 - 14.15.99
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Margin | COLL by 8 | COLL by 30 | COLL by 18 | COLL by 49 | COLL by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: unknownCoach: Charlie Sutton
Collingwood
Captain: Lou RichardsVice-Captain: Neil Mann
Coach: Phonse Kyne
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Foreman, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Rogers, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Slater, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 14 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Aitken, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McKenzie, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | |||