1952 VFL Season: Geelong
Season Team Details
Competition:
1952 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Kardinia Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 16-1-2, P%: 134.7)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, Bob | #4 | 15 | 13 | R06-15, R17-19, SF, GF |
| Flanagan, Fred | #10 | 19 | 22 | R01-07, R09-12, R14-19, SF, GF |
| Fulton, Terry | #33 | 10 | 0 | R01-05, R16-17, R19, SF, GF |
| Goninon, George | #18 | 17 | 59 | R01-08, R13-19, SF, GF |
| Herbert, Harry | #24 | 6 | 2 | R13-16, R18-19 |
| Hovey, Ron | #12 | 19 | 7 | R01, R04-19, SF, GF |
| Hyde, John | #16 | 19 | 1 | R01-08, R11-19, SF, GF |
| McMaster, Bill | #7 | 21 | 34 | R01-19, SF, GF |
| Middlemiss, Russell | #2 | 19 | 0 | R01, R03-15, R17-19, SF, GF |
| Morrison, Bruce | #1 | 19 | 0 | R01-07, R09-12, R14-19, SF, GF |
| Morrow, Tom | #22 | 15 | 3 | R01-09, R11-16 |
| Norman, Jim | #30 | 5 | 4 | R15, R18-19, SF, GF |
| O'Halloran, Leo | #20 | 4 | 4 | R01-02, R08, R17 |
| Palmer, Doug | #3 | 21 | 4 | R01-19, SF, GF |
| Pianto, Peter | #6 | 21 | 22 | R01-19, SF, GF |
| Rayson, Noel | #27 | 13 | 17 | R02-14 |
| Reed, Les | #17 | 10 | 0 | R03, R09-16, R18 |
| Renfrey, Russ | #8 | 21 | 4 | R01-19, SF, GF |
| Richardson, Merv | #36 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Scott, Don | #34 | 4 | 0 | R08-10, R18 |
| Scott, Norm | #29 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Sharp, Norm | #26 | 13 | 0 | R03-12, R19, SF, GF |
| Smith, Bernie | #11 | 11 | 0 | R01-07, R12-13, SF, GF |
| Smith, Sid | #5 | 14 | 0 | R05, R08-14, R16-19, SF, GF |
| Stevens, Jack | #19 | 4 | 3 | R08, R15-17 |
| Stewart, Loy | #32 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Swarbrick, George | #23 | 12 | 4 | R05-16 |
| Trezise, Neil | #28 | 20 | 35 | R01-07, R09-19, SF, GF |
| Tuckwell, Jim | #15 | 4 | 0 | R10-11, R13, R17 |
| Turner, Leo | #9 | 17 | 5 | R01-11, R16-19, SF, GF |
| Walsh, Tony | #31 | 3 | 4 | R04, R09-10 |
| West, Peter | #14 | 2 | 0 | R06-07 |
| Williams, Geoff | #21 | 20 | 0 | R01-10, R12-19, SF, GF |
| Worner, Bert | #25 | 16 | 3 | R01-04, R08, R11-19, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickey, Reg | 21 | 18 | -1- | 2 | R01-19, SF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Sid Smith | Geoff Williams | Russ Renfrey |
| Half-Back: | Russell Middlemiss | John Hyde | Ron Hovey |
| Centre: | Leo Turner | Doug Palmer | Don Scott |
| Half-Forward: | Noel Rayson | Bill McMaster | Bob Davis |
| Forward: | Jack Stevens | George Goninon | George Swarbrick |
| Follower: | Tom Morrow | Norm Sharp | Peter Pianto |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 21 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/1952 | Round 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 6 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 26/04/1952 | Round 2 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 7 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 03/05/1952 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 65 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 10/05/1952 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 49 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 17/05/1952 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 36 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 31/05/1952 | Round 6 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 24 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 09/06/1952 | Round 7 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 27 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 16/06/1952 | Round 8 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 69 | Reg Hickey | unknown |
| 21/06/1952 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 20 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 28/06/1952 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 26 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 05/07/1952 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 12/07/1952 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 29 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 19/07/1952 | Round 13 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 56 | Reg Hickey | unknown |
| 26/07/1952 | Round 14 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 9 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 02/08/1952 | Round 15 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 15 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 09/08/1952 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 48 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 16/08/1952 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 28 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 23/08/1952 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 44 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 30/08/1952 | Round 19 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 45 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 13/09/1952 | Semi Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 54 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |
| 27/09/1952 | Grand Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 46 | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan |