1952 VFL Round 18: Geelong v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1952 between Geelong and Richmond during round 18 of the 1952 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Richmond at Kardinia Park.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, G. Goninon, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, J. Norman, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, D. Scott, S. Smith, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), C. Austen, G. Collins, A. Cooke, G. Cox, K. Dillon, L. Flintoff, D. Fraser, R. Gibb, K. Hogan, S. Morcom, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, G. Spring, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Geelong (17.9.111) defeated Richmond (10.7.67).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (5), F. Flanagan (4), N. Trezise (3), B. McMaster (2), B. Davis, J. Norman, L. Turner
Richmond: A. Cooke (3), J. O'Rourke (3), G. Cox, L. Flintoff, R. Poulter, R. Wright
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Geelong
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 23 August 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
21,318
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 6 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 5 | 17 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 9 | (111) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | (67) |
| Margin | GEEL by 26 | GEEL by 41 | GEEL by 41 | GEEL by 44 | GEEL by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Norman, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smith, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 9 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Collins, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 37 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Flintoff, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gibb, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 7 | |||