1952 VFL Round 19: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1952 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 19 of the 1952 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Gordon Lane captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Gordon Lane.
Footscray
A. Abbey, J. Barrett, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, R. Egan, I. Foreman, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, L. Kent, J. King, A. Martin, F. McRae, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, B. Scanlan, D. Wearmouth
South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), K. Browning, P. Deagan, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, B. Giles, F. Goldsmith, L. Green, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, E. Lane, B. Murray, B. Nolan, R. Paez, H. Rosewarne, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, J. Taylor
Footscray (13.13.91) defeated South Melbourne (8.13.61).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (5), D. Bryden (2), R. Duffy (2), D. Reynolds (2), A. Martin, D. Wearmouth
South Melbourne: B. Gunn (2), G. Lane (2), P. Deagan, J. Eichhorn, E. Lane, J. Taylor
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 30 August 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
20,723
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
13.13.91 - 8.13.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Margin | SMLB by 21 | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 11 | FOOT by 30 | FOOT by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Foreman, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Browning, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Green, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Lane, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 38 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rosewarne, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 13 | |||