1952 VFL Round 18: Footscray v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1952 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 18 of the 1952 VFL season.
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
A. Abbey, J. Barrett, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, I. Foreman, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, L. Kent, J. King, F. McRae, D. Reynolds, A. Rogers, D. Ross, B. Scanlan, B. Slater, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Aitken, M. Dunstan, J. Finck, A. Gooch, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, R. McKenzie, T. Merrett, B. Rose, L. Smith, H. Stevens, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, P. Twomey
Footscray (6.14.50) were defeated by Collingwood (14.15.99).
Goalkickers
Footscray: D. Reynolds (2), B. Gilmore, L. Kent, B. Scanlan, T. Whitten
Collingwood: B. Twomey (5), M. Dunstan (3), T. Merrett (3), B. Rose (2), L. Richards
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 11th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Lou Richards
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
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 | |||