1952 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1952 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
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 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Tom Ryan | Erwin Dornau | Jack Garrick |
| Half-Back: | Keith Browning | Fred Goldsmith | Kevin Hilet |
| Centre: | Bruce Murray | Keith Schaefer | Frank Brew |
| Half-Forward: | Mick Sibun | Gordon Lane | Ron Digney |
| Forward: | Ian Gillett | Paddy Deagan | Jack Eichhorn |
| Follower: | Bill Nolan | Don Scott | Eddie Lane |
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 | 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 |