1952 VFL Semi Final 2: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 13 September 1952 between Geelong and Collingwood in the second semi final of the 1952 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Lou Richards captained the visitors with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, J. Norman, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, S. Smith, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Aitken, C. Davey, J. Finck, A. Gooch, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, B. Rose, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, B. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, P. Twomey
Geelong (14.16.100) defeated Collingwood (6.10.46).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. McMaster (4), N. Trezise (3), G. Goninon (2), J. Norman (2), F. Flanagan, P. Pianto, L. Turner
Collingwood: B. Twomey (4), L. Richards, M. Twomey
As a result of this match, Geelong faced Collingwood in the grand final and Collingwood faced Fitzroy in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 13 September 1952
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
77,117
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
Collingwood
Score:
14.16.100 - 6.10.46
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 10 | (46) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 46 | GEEL by 54 | GEEL by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Lou Richards
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Norman, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 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) | 14 | 16 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Aitken, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Davey, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 10 | |||