1952 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1952 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Stuart Spencer | Lance Arnold | Mike Woods |
| Half-Back: | Noel McMahen | Tom McLean | Bob Johnston |
| Centre: | Eddie Jackson | George Bickford | Ian McLean |
| Half-Forward: | Noel Clarke | Geoff McGivern | John Beckwith |
| Forward: | Bob McKenzie | Bill Smeaton | Max Orr |
| Follower: | Ken Christie | John Ferguson | Ken Albiston |
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 19 matches was used.
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 |