1952 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1952 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1952 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 9-1-9, P%: 103.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albiston, Ken | #6 | 19 | 23 | R01-19 |
| Arnold, Lance | #29 | 17 | 0 | R01-13, R16-19 |
| Beckwith, John | #30 | 17 | 8 | R01, R04-19 |
| Bickford, George | #16 | 17 | 1 | R01-04, R06-12, R14-19 |
| Carroll, Keith | #19 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| Christie, Ken | #4 | 19 | 0 | R01-19 |
| Clarke, Noel | #26 | 19 | 49 | R01-19 |
| Collins, Geoff | #3 | 14 | 0 | R01-07, R09-11, R14-17 |
| Cordner, Denis | #1 | 18 | 6 | R01-07, R09-19 |
| Ferguson, John | #22 | 6 | 3 | R06-09, R11-12 |
| Jackson, Eddie | #7 | 16 | 4 | R01-13, R15-17 |
| Johnston, Bob | #14 | 10 | 0 | R02-03, R06-09, R13-14, R16, R19 |
| Krause, Alan | #13 | 6 | 6 | R14-19 |
| Lack, Harry | #18 | 3 | 0 | R03-04, R11 |
| Lane, Ralph | #34 | 3 | 0 | R11, R13, R18 |
| Lehmann, Maurie | #8 | 6 | 1 | R13-18 |
| Love, Colin | #19 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| McGivern, Geoff | #17 | 19 | 14 | R01-19 |
| McKaige, Ken | #29 | 3 | 1 | R01-03 |
| McKenzie, Bob | #2 | 18 | 35 | R02-19 |
| McLean, Ian | #5 | 14 | 1 | R01-03, R05, R08, R10-17, R19 |
| McLean, Tom | #20 | 11 | 1 | R02, R04-13 |
| McMahen, Noel | #35 | 18 | 0 | R01-12, R14-19 |
| McMahon, Ron | #25 | 8 | 0 | R01, R05, R10, R12-13, R15, R18-19 |
| O'Keeffe, George | #23 | 4 | 0 | R05, R09, R14, R18 |
| Orr, Max | #9 | 5 | 4 | R03-04, R06-08 |
| Peirce, Terry | #15 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Smeaton, Bill | #28 | 6 | 13 | R01, R04-08 |
| Spencer, Stuart | #12 | 18 | 4 | R01-15, R17-19 |
| Thomson, Jack | #33 | 16 | 8 | R02-05, R08-19 |
| Toyne, Ian | #8 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Whitaker, Neil | #27 | 9 | 1 | R10, R12-19 |
| Wilson, Jim | #11 | 15 | 14 | R05-19 |
| Woods, Mike | #37 | 18 | 0 | R01-10, R12-19 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Norm | 19 | 9 | -1- | 9 | R01-19 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/1952 | Round 1 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 6 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 26/04/1952 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 2 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 03/05/1952 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 14 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 10/05/1952 | Round 4 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 24 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 17/05/1952 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 14 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 31/05/1952 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 14 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 07/06/1952 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 32 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 14/06/1952 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 20 | Norm Smith | George Bickford |
| 21/06/1952 | Round 9 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 1 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 28/06/1952 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 37 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 05/07/1952 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 10 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 12/07/1952 | Round 12 | Carlton | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 19/07/1952 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 56 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 26/07/1952 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 20 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 02/08/1952 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 28 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 09/08/1952 | Round 16 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 47 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 16/08/1952 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 8 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 23/08/1952 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 15 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |
| 30/08/1952 | Round 19 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 21 | Norm Smith | Denis Cordner |