1952 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1952 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1952 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 11-1-7, P%: 105.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brew, Frank | #3 | 18 | 3 | R01-18 |
| Browning, Keith | #26 | 19 | 0 | R01-19 |
| Clegg, Ron | #23 | 6 | 0 | R01-05, R16 |
| Deagan, Paddy | #30 | 12 | 9 | R01, R03, R06-10, R12-14, R17, R19 |
| Digney, Ron | #25 | 7 | 1 | R05-08, R10, R12-13 |
| Dorgan, Jim | #11 | 7 | 0 | R01-03, R13-14, R17-18 |
| Dornau, Erwin | #17 | 11 | 0 | R01-09, R11, R15 |
| Earl, Don | #12 | 4 | 0 | R09, R13-15 |
| Eichhorn, Jack | #31 | 17 | 17 | R01-02, R05-19 |
| Garrick, Jack | #29 | 18 | 1 | R02-19 |
| Giles, Bob | #9 | 7 | 0 | R04, R14-19 |
| Gillett, Ian | #28 | 18 | 14 | R01-18 |
| Goldsmith, Fred | #2 | 8 | 1 | R01, R07-08, R12-13, R17-19 |
| Green, Lindsay | 1 | 0 | R19 | |
| Gunn, Bill | #8 | 17 | 19 | R01-07, R09-12, R14-19 |
| Harley, Reg | #14 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Hilet, Kevin | #16 | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R15-19 |
| Lane, Eddie | #27 | 19 | 24 | R01-19 |
| Lane, Gordon | #1 | 19 | 33 | R01-19 |
| Lynch, Marty | #4 | 8 | 11 | R01-04, R08-09, R11-12 |
| Murray, Bruce | #38 | 18 | 5 | R01-11, R13-19 |
| Nolan, Bill | #39 | 7 | 3 | R08, R10, R13-15, R18-19 |
| Paez, Ron | #15 | 16 | 23 | R01-07, R09-13, R16-19 |
| Patterson, Jeff | #25 | 11 | 1 | R02, R04-06, R09, R11, R13-15, R17-18 |
| Rosewarne, Harold | #33 | 4 | 0 | R16-19 |
| Ryan, Tom | #10 | 11 | 0 | R05-08, R10-12, R16-19 |
| Schaefer, Keith | #22 | 17 | 4 | R03-19 |
| Scott, Don | #34 | 19 | 10 | R01-19 |
| Sibun, Mick | #7 | 17 | 13 | R01-16, R19 |
| Smith, Stan | #36 | 8 | 0 | R08, R10-16 |
| Taylor, Jim | #20 | 15 | 2 | R01-07, R09-12, R14-16, R19 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane, Gordon | 19 | 11 | -1- | 7 | R01-19 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/1952 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 8 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 26/04/1952 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 5 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 03/05/1952 | Round 3 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 20 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 10/05/1952 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 9 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 17/05/1952 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 14 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 31/05/1952 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 31 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 09/06/1952 | Round 7 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 31 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 14/06/1952 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 22 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 21/06/1952 | Round 9 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 20 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 28/06/1952 | Round 10 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 21 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 05/07/1952 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 31 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 12/07/1952 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 9 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 19/07/1952 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 6 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 26/07/1952 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 02/08/1952 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 12 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 09/08/1952 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 18 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 16/08/1952 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 8 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 23/08/1952 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 7 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 30/08/1952 | Round 19 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 30 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |