1952 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Collingwood for the 1952 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Victoria Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Geelong in the second semi final and defeating Fitzroy in the preliminary final, Collingwood were defeated by Geelong in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1952 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Club:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-5, P%: 144.4)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Lou Richards
Vice-Captain:
Neil Mann
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Bob Rose
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitken, Ken | #28 | 17 | 1 | R01-13, R18-19, SF, GF |
| Batchelor, Keith | #23 | 1 | 0 | GF |
| Coghlan, Kevin | #5 | 13 | 10 | R01, R03-06, R08, R10-15, R17 |
| Davey, Col | #16 | 10 | 11 | R03-04, R07-12, R15, SF |
| Dunstan, Maurie | #6 | 17 | 43 | R01-08, R13-19, PF, GF |
| Finck, Jack | #35 | 13 | 0 | R10-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Flint, Kevin | #13 | 3 | 3 | R09, R11-12 |
| Gooch, Arthur | #14 | 18 | 2 | R01-05, R10-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Hamilton, Jack | #8 | 15 | 0 | R01-15 |
| Hams, George | #7 | 19 | 0 | R01-09, R12-17, R19, SF, PF, GF |
| Healey, Des | #12 | 20 | 3 | R01-14, R17-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Hickey, Jack | #19 | 8 | 1 | R07-08, R16, R18-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Hocking, Gordon | #1 | 4 | 2 | R06-07, R13-14 |
| Kingston, Ron | #9 | 22 | 1 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Lucas, Peter | #3 | 21 | 0 | R01-19, SF, PF |
| Mann, Neil | #16 | 16 | 11 | R01-09, R16-19, SF, PF, GF |
| McKenzie, Ron | #21 | 4 | 0 | R13, R15-16, R18 |
| Merrett, Thorold | #17 | 20 | 7 | R01-07, R09-12, R14-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Parker, Jack | #18 | 17 | 4 | R01-03, R08-17, R19, SF, PF, GF |
| Phillips, Kevin | #31 | 2 | 3 | R16-17 |
| Richards, Lou | #2 | 20 | 31 | R01-15, R18-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Richards, Ron | #20 | 17 | 9 | R01-17 |
| Rose, Bill | #33 | 7 | 1 | R05-07, R13, R16, PF, GF |
| Rose, Bob | #22 | 20 | 29 | R01-07, R09-12, R14-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Schow, Keith | #10 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Smith, Les | #13 | 3 | 0 | R18, PF, GF |
| Stevens, Harvey | #29 | 8 | 2 | R12-14, R17-19, PF, GF |
| Swan, Neville | #23 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Tebble, Bill | #15 | 16 | 1 | R01-06, R08-09, R12-13, R15-19, SF |
| Tuck, Frank | #24 | 17 | 2 | R02-03, R08-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Turner, Brian | #30 | 8 | 0 | R01-07, SF |
| Twomey, Bill | #26 | 17 | 25 | R01-03, R05-11, R16-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Twomey, Mick | #25 | 20 | 12 | R01-02, R04-12, R14-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Twomey, Pat | #27 | 16 | 9 | R04-11, R14-19, SF, PF |
| Williams, Roy | #32 | 8 | 7 | R04, R08-11, R13-15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyne, Phonse | 22 | 15 | -0- | 7 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/1952 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 86 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 26/04/1952 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 33 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 03/05/1952 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | COLL by 24 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 10/05/1952 | Round 4 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 20 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 17/05/1952 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | COLL by 50 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 31/05/1952 | Round 6 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | COLL by 62 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 07/06/1952 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 32 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 14/06/1952 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 36 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 21/06/1952 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 16 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 28/06/1952 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 21 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 05/07/1952 | Round 11 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | COLL by 23 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 12/07/1952 | Round 12 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 29 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 19/07/1952 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | COLL by 59 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 26/07/1952 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 1 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 02/08/1952 | Round 15 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 1 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 09/08/1952 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 84 | Phonse Kyne | Neil Mann |
| 16/08/1952 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 21 | Phonse Kyne | Neil Mann |
| 23/08/1952 | Round 18 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 49 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 30/08/1952 | Round 19 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 21 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 13/09/1952 | Semi Final | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 54 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 20/09/1952 | Preliminary Final | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 19 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |
| 27/09/1952 | Grand Final | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 46 | Phonse Kyne | Lou Richards |