1952 VFLS Season

These are the results for the 1952 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured eighteen rounds. Collingwood Seconds were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Essendon Seconds were the premiers.

Season Details

Name: 1952 VFLS Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 112

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Seconds Princes Park Mick Price
Collingwood Seconds Victoria Park Charlie Utting
Essendon Seconds Windy Hill
Fitzroy Seconds Brunswick Street Oval
Footscray Seconds Western Oval
Geelong Seconds Kardinia Park
Hawthorn Seconds Glenferrie Oval
Melbourne Seconds MCG Jack Mueller
North Melbourne Seconds Arden Street Oval
Richmond Seconds Punt Road Oval Alby Pannam
South Melbourne Seconds Lakeside Oval
St Kilda Seconds Junction Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon Seconds
Runners-Up: Collingwood Seconds
Minor Premiers: Collingwood Seconds

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 15 -0- 3 60 136.0% 1,549 1,139 217 247 155 209
Carlton Seconds 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 141.8% 1,573 1,109 217 271 151 203
Richmond Seconds 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 137.2% 1,674 1,220 238 246 170 200
Essendon Seconds 4th 12 -0- 6 48 135.0% 1,345 996 181 259 137 174
Melbourne Seconds 5th 10 -0- 8 40 106.6% 1,285 1,206 177 223 167 204
Geelong Seconds 6th 9 -0- 9 36 112.6% 1,251 1,111 174 207 153 193
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 8 -0- 10 32 94.9% 1,219 1,284 167 217 179 210
Footscray Seconds 8th 6 -0- 12 24 89.9% 1,160 1,290 158 212 177 228
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 6 -0- 12 24 73.1% 1,091 1,492 151 185 201 286
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 6 -0- 12 24 67.2% 977 1,453 130 197 203 235
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 5 -0- 13 20 80.5% 1,130 1,404 153 212 194 240
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -0- 15 12 64.7% 1,008 1,558 140 168 216 262

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Essendon Seconds 1st Premiers
Collingwood Seconds 2nd Runners-Up
Carlton Seconds 3rd Defeated by Essendon Seconds (Preliminary Final)
Richmond Seconds 4th Defeated by Essendon Seconds (Semi Final)
Melbourne Seconds 5th Did not qualify for finals
Geelong Seconds 6th Did not qualify for finals
South Melbourne Seconds 7th Did not qualify for finals
Footscray Seconds 8th Did not qualify for finals
Fitzroy Seconds 9th Did not qualify for finals
North Melbourne Seconds 10th Did not qualify for finals
Hawthorn Seconds 11th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda Seconds 12th Did not qualify for finals

Ladder Chart

This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/04/1952 Carlton (S) v North Melbourne (S) Princes Park 89 - 73
SAT 19/04/1952 Collingwood (S) v Hawthorn (S) Victoria Park 95 - 54
SAT 19/04/1952 Essendon (S) v Footscray (S) Windy Hill 75 - 47
SAT 19/04/1952 Geelong (S) v Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 130 - 49
SAT 19/04/1952 Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S) Punt Road Oval 106 - 50
SAT 19/04/1952 St Kilda (S) v South Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 67 - 80

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Seconds 1st 1 -0- 0 4 265.3% 130 49
Richmond Seconds 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 212.0% 106 50
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 175.9% 95 54
Essendon Seconds 4th 1 -0- 0 4 159.6% 75 47
Carlton Seconds 5th 1 -0- 0 4 121.9% 89 73
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 1 -0- 0 4 119.4% 80 67
St Kilda Seconds 7th 0 -0- 1 0 83.8% 67 80
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 0 -0- 1 0 82.0% 73 89
Footscray Seconds 9th 0 -0- 1 0 62.7% 47 75
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 0 -0- 1 0 56.8% 54 95
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 0 -0- 1 0 47.2% 50 106
Melbourne Seconds 12th 0 -0- 1 0 37.7% 49 130

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/04/1952 Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood (S) Brunswick Street Oval 64 - 164
SAT 26/04/1952 Footscray (S) v Geelong (S) Western Oval 59 - 82
SAT 26/04/1952 Hawthorn (S) v Richmond (S) Glenferrie Oval 107 - 73
SAT 26/04/1952 Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) MCG 118 - 40
SAT 26/04/1952 North Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Arden Street Oval 57 - 96
SAT 26/04/1952 South Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Lakeside Oval 93 - 107

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 2 -0- 0 8 219.5% 259 118
Geelong Seconds 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 196.3% 212 108
Essendon Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 164.4% 171 104
Carlton Seconds 4th 2 -0- 0 8 118.1% 196 166
Richmond Seconds 5th 1 -0- 1 4 114.0% 179 157
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 1 -0- 1 4 99.4% 173 174
Melbourne Seconds 7th 1 -0- 1 4 98.2% 167 170
Hawthorn Seconds 8th 1 -0- 1 4 95.8% 161 168
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 0 -0- 2 0 70.3% 130 185
Footscray Seconds 10th 0 -0- 2 0 67.5% 106 157
St Kilda Seconds 11th 0 -0- 2 0 54.0% 107 198
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 0 -0- 2 0 42.2% 114 270

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/05/1952 Essendon (S) v Collingwood (S) Windy Hill 42 - 77
SAT 03/05/1952 Fitzroy (S) v Carlton (S) Brunswick Street Oval 44 - 105
SAT 03/05/1952 Footscray (S) v North Melbourne (S) Western Oval 67 - 69
SAT 03/05/1952 Hawthorn (S) v Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 70 - 95
SAT 03/05/1952 Richmond (S) v South Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 90 - 62
SAT 03/05/1952 St Kilda (S) v Geelong (S) Junction Oval 94 - 93

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 3 -0- 0 12 210.0% 336 160
Carlton Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 143.3% 301 210
Geelong Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 151.0% 305 202
Richmond Seconds 4th 2 -0- 1 8 122.8% 269 219
Essendon Seconds 5th 2 -0- 1 8 117.7% 213 181
Melbourne Seconds 6th 2 -0- 1 8 109.2% 262 240
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 1 -0- 2 4 89.0% 235 264
Hawthorn Seconds 8th 1 -0- 2 4 87.8% 231 263
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 1 -0- 2 4 79.0% 199 252
St Kilda Seconds 10th 1 -0- 2 4 69.1% 201 291
Footscray Seconds 11th 0 -0- 3 0 76.5% 173 226
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 0 -0- 3 0 42.1% 158 375

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/05/1952 Carlton (S) v Essendon (S) Princes Park 89 - 60
SAT 10/05/1952 Collingwood (S) v St Kilda (S) Victoria Park 107 - 87
SAT 10/05/1952 Geelong (S) v Fitzroy (S) Kardinia Park 81 - 94
SAT 10/05/1952 Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) MCG 130 - 75
SAT 10/05/1952 North Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Arden Street Oval 72 - 87
SAT 10/05/1952 South Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Lakeside Oval 110 - 47

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 4 -0- 0 16 179.4% 443 247
Carlton Seconds 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 144.4% 390 270
Melbourne Seconds 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 124.4% 392 315
Richmond Seconds 4th 3 -0- 1 12 122.3% 356 291
Geelong Seconds 5th 2 -0- 2 8 130.4% 386 296
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 2 -0- 2 8 110.9% 345 311
Essendon Seconds 7th 2 -0- 2 8 101.1% 273 270
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 1 -0- 3 4 79.9% 271 339
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 1 -0- 3 4 74.5% 278 373
St Kilda Seconds 10th 1 -0- 3 4 72.4% 288 398
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 1 -0- 3 4 55.3% 252 456
Footscray Seconds 12th 0 -0- 4 0 69.7% 248 356

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/05/1952 Carlton (S) v Collingwood (S) Princes Park 50 - 82
SAT 17/05/1952 Essendon (S) v St Kilda (S) Windy Hill 105 - 47
SAT 17/05/1952 Hawthorn (S) v Fitzroy (S) Glenferrie Oval 82 - 92
SAT 17/05/1952 North Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Arden Street Oval 48 - 44
SAT 17/05/1952 Richmond (S) v Footscray (S) Punt Road Oval 116 - 93
SAT 17/05/1952 South Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 70 - 93

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 5 -0- 0 20 176.8% 525 297
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 126.0% 485 385
Carlton Seconds 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 125.0% 440 352
Richmond Seconds 4th 4 -0- 1 16 122.9% 472 384
Essendon Seconds 5th 3 -0- 2 12 119.2% 378 317
Geelong Seconds 6th 2 -0- 3 8 125.0% 430 344
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 2 -0- 3 8 102.7% 415 404
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 2 -0- 3 8 83.3% 319 383
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 2 -0- 3 8 63.9% 344 538
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 1 -0- 4 4 77.4% 360 465
St Kilda Seconds 11th 1 -0- 4 4 66.6% 335 503
Footscray Seconds 12th 0 -0- 5 0 72.2% 341 472

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/05/1952 Essendon (S) v Hawthorn (S) Windy Hill 66 - 37
SAT 31/05/1952 Fitzroy (S) v South Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 60 - 46
SAT 31/05/1952 Footscray (S) v Collingwood (S) Western Oval 35 - 53
SAT 31/05/1952 Geelong (S) v Richmond (S) Kardinia Park 86 - 62
SAT 31/05/1952 Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) MCG 54 - 20
SAT 31/05/1952 St Kilda (S) v Carlton (S) Junction Oval 28 - 108

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 6 -0- 0 24 174.1% 578 332
Carlton Seconds 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 144.2% 548 380
Melbourne Seconds 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 133.1% 539 405
Essendon Seconds 4th 4 -0- 2 16 125.4% 444 354
Richmond Seconds 5th 4 -0- 2 16 113.6% 534 470
Geelong Seconds 6th 3 -0- 3 12 127.1% 516 406
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 3 -0- 3 12 69.2% 404 584
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 2 -0- 4 8 99.4% 461 464
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 2 -0- 4 8 77.6% 339 437
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 1 -0- 5 4 74.8% 397 531
St Kilda Seconds 11th 1 -0- 5 4 59.4% 363 611
Footscray Seconds 12th 0 -0- 6 0 71.6% 376 525

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/06/1952 Collingwood (S) v Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 107 - 54
SAT 07/06/1952 Footscray (S) v South Melbourne (S) Western Oval 51 - 64
SAT 07/06/1952 Geelong (S) v Carlton (S) Kardinia Park 66 - 64
SAT 07/06/1952 Hawthorn (S) v North Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 88 - 53
SAT 07/06/1952 Richmond (S) v Essendon (S) Punt Road Oval 95 - 49
MON 09/06/1952 St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S) Junction Oval 51 - 84

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 7 -0- 0 28 177.5% 685 386
Carlton Seconds 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 137.2% 612 446
Richmond Seconds 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 121.2% 629 519
Melbourne Seconds 4th 5 -0- 2 20 115.8% 593 512
Geelong Seconds 5th 4 -0- 3 16 123.8% 582 470
Essendon Seconds 6th 4 -0- 3 16 109.8% 493 449
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 4 -0- 3 16 76.9% 488 635
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 3 -0- 4 12 101.9% 525 515
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 2 -0- 5 8 83.0% 485 584
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 2 -0- 5 8 74.7% 392 525
St Kilda Seconds 11th 1 -0- 6 4 59.6% 414 695
Footscray Seconds 12th 0 -0- 7 0 72.5% 427 589

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/06/1952 Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) Princes Park 71 - 85
SAT 21/06/1952 Fitzroy (S) v Footscray (S) Brunswick Street Oval 28 - 43
SAT 21/06/1952 Hawthorn (S) v St Kilda (S) Glenferrie Oval 42 - 35
SAT 21/06/1952 Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) MCG 52 - 47
SAT 21/06/1952 North Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Arden Street Oval 37 - 78
SAT 21/06/1952 South Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Lakeside Oval 42 - 51

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 8 -0- 0 32 180.4% 763 423
Richmond Seconds 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 121.0% 714 590
Melbourne Seconds 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 115.4% 645 559
Carlton Seconds 4th 5 -0- 3 20 128.6% 683 531
Geelong Seconds 5th 5 -0- 3 20 123.6% 633 512
Essendon Seconds 6th 4 -0- 4 16 107.8% 540 501
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 4 -0- 4 16 76.1% 516 678
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 3 -0- 5 12 100.2% 567 566
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 3 -0- 5 12 85.1% 527 619
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 2 -0- 6 8 71.1% 429 603
Footscray Seconds 11th 1 -0- 7 4 76.2% 470 617
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -0- 7 4 60.9% 449 737

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/06/1952 Collingwood (S) v South Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 72 - 44
SAT 28/06/1952 Essendon (S) v Fitzroy (S) Windy Hill 96 - 50
SAT 28/06/1952 Footscray (S) v Carlton (S) Western Oval 37 - 52
SAT 28/06/1952 Geelong (S) v Hawthorn (S) Kardinia Park 60 - 24
SAT 28/06/1952 Richmond (S) v Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 78 - 47
SAT 28/06/1952 St Kilda (S) v North Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 47 - 56

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 9 -0- 0 36 178.8% 835 467
Richmond Seconds 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 124.3% 792 637
Carlton Seconds 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 129.4% 735 568
Geelong Seconds 4th 6 -0- 3 24 129.3% 693 536
Melbourne Seconds 5th 6 -0- 3 24 108.6% 692 637
Essendon Seconds 6th 5 -0- 4 20 115.4% 636 551
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 4 -0- 5 16 73.1% 566 774
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 3 -0- 6 12 95.8% 611 638
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 3 -0- 6 12 81.1% 551 679
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 3 -0- 6 12 74.6% 485 650
Footscray Seconds 11th 1 -0- 8 4 75.8% 507 669
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -0- 8 4 62.5% 496 793

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/07/1952 Carlton (S) v Hawthorn (S) Princes Park 129 - 81
SAT 05/07/1952 Fitzroy (S) v Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 39 - 70
SAT 05/07/1952 Footscray (S) v St Kilda (S) Western Oval 35 - 48
SAT 05/07/1952 Geelong (S) v Essendon (S) Kardinia Park 27 - 52
SAT 05/07/1952 Richmond (S) v Collingwood (S) Punt Road Oval 137 - 83
SAT 05/07/1952 South Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 100 - 65

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 9 -0- 1 36 152.0% 918 604
Richmond Seconds 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 129.0% 929 720
Carlton Seconds 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 133.1% 864 649
Melbourne Seconds 4th 7 -0- 3 28 112.7% 762 676
Geelong Seconds 5th 6 -0- 4 24 122.4% 720 588
Essendon Seconds 6th 6 -0- 4 24 119.0% 688 578
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 4 -0- 6 16 101.1% 711 703
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 4 -0- 6 16 71.7% 605 844
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 3 -0- 7 12 78.2% 632 808
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 3 -0- 7 12 73.3% 550 750
St Kilda Seconds 11th 2 -0- 8 8 65.7% 544 828
Footscray Seconds 12th 1 -0- 9 4 75.6% 542 717

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/07/1952 Collingwood (S) v Geelong (S) Victoria Park 66 - 60
SAT 12/07/1952 Essendon (S) v South Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 70 - 18
SAT 12/07/1952 Hawthorn (S) v Footscray (S) Glenferrie Oval 69 - 47
SAT 12/07/1952 Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 51 - 83
SAT 12/07/1952 North Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Arden Street Oval 69 - 39
SAT 12/07/1952 St Kilda (S) v Richmond (S) Junction Oval 40 - 70

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 10 -0- 1 40 148.2% 984 664
Richmond Seconds 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 131.4% 999 760
Carlton Seconds 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 135.3% 947 700
Essendon Seconds 4th 7 -0- 4 28 127.2% 758 596
Melbourne Seconds 5th 7 -0- 4 28 107.1% 813 759
Geelong Seconds 6th 6 -0- 5 24 119.3% 780 654
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 4 -0- 7 16 94.3% 729 773
Hawthorn Seconds 8th 4 -0- 7 16 82.0% 701 855
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 4 -0- 7 16 78.5% 619 789
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 4 -0- 7 16 70.5% 644 913
St Kilda Seconds 11th 2 -0- 9 8 65.0% 584 898
Footscray Seconds 12th 1 -0- 10 4 74.9% 589 786

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/07/1952 Fitzroy (S) v Richmond (S) Brunswick Street Oval 32 - 99
SAT 19/07/1952 Footscray (S) v Essendon (S) Western Oval 72 - 37
SAT 19/07/1952 Hawthorn (S) v Collingwood (S) Glenferrie Oval 62 - 86
SAT 19/07/1952 Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 17 - 31
SAT 19/07/1952 North Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Arden Street Oval 31 - 80
SAT 19/07/1952 South Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Lakeside Oval 61 - 49

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 11 -0- 1 44 147.4% 1,070 726
Richmond Seconds 2nd 10 -0- 2 40 138.6% 1,098 792
Carlton Seconds 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 140.5% 1,027 731
Geelong Seconds 4th 7 -0- 5 28 120.9% 811 671
Essendon Seconds 5th 7 -0- 5 28 119.0% 795 668
Melbourne Seconds 6th 7 -0- 5 28 105.1% 830 790
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 5 -0- 7 20 96.1% 790 822
Hawthorn Seconds 8th 4 -0- 8 16 81.1% 763 941
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 4 -0- 8 16 74.8% 650 869
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 4 -0- 8 16 66.8% 676 1,012
Footscray Seconds 11th 2 -0- 10 8 80.3% 661 823
St Kilda Seconds 12th 2 -0- 10 8 66.0% 633 959

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/07/1952 Carlton (S) v South Melbourne (S) Princes Park 124 - 41
SAT 26/07/1952 Collingwood (S) v Fitzroy (S) Victoria Park 96 - 45
SAT 26/07/1952 Essendon (S) v North Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 121 - 21
SAT 26/07/1952 Geelong (S) v Footscray (S) Kardinia Park 65 - 45
SAT 26/07/1952 Richmond (S) v Hawthorn (S) Punt Road Oval 63 - 47
SAT 26/07/1952 St Kilda (S) v Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 77 - 63

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 12 -0- 1 48 151.2% 1,166 771
Richmond Seconds 2nd 11 -0- 2 44 138.4% 1,161 839
Carlton Seconds 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 149.1% 1,151 772
Essendon Seconds 4th 8 -0- 5 32 132.9% 916 689
Geelong Seconds 5th 8 -0- 5 32 122.3% 876 716
Melbourne Seconds 6th 7 -0- 6 28 103.0% 893 867
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 5 -0- 8 20 87.8% 831 946
Hawthorn Seconds 8th 4 -0- 9 16 80.7% 810 1,004
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 4 -0- 9 16 67.8% 671 990
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 4 -0- 9 16 65.1% 721 1,108
St Kilda Seconds 11th 3 -0- 10 12 69.5% 710 1,022
Footscray Seconds 12th 2 -0- 11 8 79.5% 706 888

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/08/1952 Carlton (S) v Fitzroy (S) Princes Park 111 - 45
SAT 02/08/1952 Collingwood (S) v Essendon (S) Victoria Park 57 - 36
SAT 02/08/1952 Geelong (S) v St Kilda (S) Kardinia Park 126 - 47
SAT 02/08/1952 Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) MCG 72 - 65
SAT 02/08/1952 North Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Arden Street Oval 47 - 87
SAT 02/08/1952 South Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Lakeside Oval 73 - 74

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 13 -0- 1 52 151.5% 1,223 807
Richmond Seconds 2nd 12 -0- 2 48 135.4% 1,235 912
Carlton Seconds 3rd 11 -0- 3 44 154.5% 1,262 817
Geelong Seconds 4th 9 -0- 5 36 131.3% 1,002 763
Essendon Seconds 5th 8 -0- 6 32 127.6% 952 746
Melbourne Seconds 6th 8 -0- 6 32 103.5% 965 932
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 5 -0- 9 20 88.6% 904 1,020
Hawthorn Seconds 8th 4 -0- 10 16 81.3% 875 1,076
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 4 -0- 10 16 66.7% 718 1,077
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 4 -0- 10 16 62.8% 766 1,219
Footscray Seconds 11th 3 -0- 11 12 84.8% 793 935
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -0- 11 12 65.9% 757 1,148

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/08/1952 Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) Windy Hill 93 - 37
SAT 09/08/1952 Fitzroy (S) v Geelong (S) Brunswick Street Oval 88 - 57
SAT 09/08/1952 Footscray (S) v Melbourne (S) Western Oval 86 - 80
SAT 09/08/1952 Hawthorn (S) v South Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 65 - 81
SAT 09/08/1952 Richmond (S) v North Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 144 - 64
SAT 09/08/1952 St Kilda (S) v Collingwood (S) Junction Oval 68 - 90

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 14 -0- 1 56 150.1% 1,313 875
Richmond Seconds 2nd 13 -0- 2 52 141.3% 1,379 976
Carlton Seconds 3rd 11 -0- 4 44 142.7% 1,299 910
Essendon Seconds 4th 9 -0- 6 36 133.5% 1,045 783
Geelong Seconds 5th 9 -0- 6 36 124.4% 1,059 851
Melbourne Seconds 6th 8 -0- 7 32 102.7% 1,045 1,018
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 6 -0- 9 24 90.8% 985 1,085
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 5 -0- 10 20 66.9% 854 1,276
Footscray Seconds 9th 4 -0- 11 16 86.6% 879 1,015
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 4 -0- 11 16 81.2% 940 1,157
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 4 -0- 11 16 64.0% 782 1,221
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -0- 12 12 66.6% 825 1,238

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/08/1952 Collingwood (S) v Carlton (S) Victoria Park 68 - 86
SAT 16/08/1952 Fitzroy (S) v Hawthorn (S) Brunswick Street Oval 74 - 76
SAT 16/08/1952 Footscray (S) v Richmond (S) Western Oval 111 - 108
SAT 16/08/1952 Geelong (S) v North Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 84 - 90
SAT 16/08/1952 Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) MCG 51 - 64
SAT 16/08/1952 St Kilda (S) v Essendon (S) Junction Oval 69 - 97

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 14 -0- 2 56 143.7% 1,381 961
Richmond Seconds 2nd 13 -0- 3 52 136.8% 1,487 1,087
Carlton Seconds 3rd 12 -0- 4 48 141.6% 1,385 978
Essendon Seconds 4th 10 -0- 6 40 134.0% 1,142 852
Geelong Seconds 5th 9 -0- 7 36 121.5% 1,143 941
Melbourne Seconds 6th 8 -0- 8 32 101.3% 1,096 1,082
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 7 -0- 9 28 92.3% 1,049 1,136
Footscray Seconds 8th 5 -0- 11 20 88.2% 990 1,123
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 5 -0- 11 20 82.5% 1,016 1,231
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 5 -0- 11 20 68.6% 928 1,352
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 5 -0- 11 20 66.8% 872 1,305
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -0- 13 12 67.0% 894 1,335

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/08/1952 Carlton (S) v St Kilda (S) Princes Park 122 - 71
SAT 23/08/1952 Collingwood (S) v Footscray (S) Victoria Park 94 - 84
SAT 23/08/1952 Hawthorn (S) v Essendon (S) Glenferrie Oval 61 - 118
SAT 23/08/1952 North Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 50 - 95
SAT 23/08/1952 Richmond (S) v Geelong (S) Punt Road Oval 104 - 48
SAT 23/08/1952 South Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Lakeside Oval 97 - 62

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 15 -0- 2 60 141.1% 1,475 1,045
Richmond Seconds 2nd 14 -0- 3 56 140.2% 1,591 1,135
Carlton Seconds 3rd 13 -0- 4 52 143.7% 1,507 1,049
Essendon Seconds 4th 11 -0- 6 44 138.0% 1,260 913
Geelong Seconds 5th 9 -0- 8 36 114.0% 1,191 1,045
Melbourne Seconds 6th 9 -0- 8 36 105.2% 1,191 1,132
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 8 -0- 9 32 95.7% 1,146 1,198
Footscray Seconds 8th 5 -0- 12 20 88.2% 1,074 1,217
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 5 -0- 12 20 79.8% 1,077 1,349
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 5 -0- 12 20 68.3% 990 1,449
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 5 -0- 12 20 65.9% 922 1,400
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -0- 14 12 66.2% 965 1,457

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/08/1952 Carlton (S) v Geelong (S) Princes Park 66 - 60
SAT 30/08/1952 Essendon (S) v Richmond (S) Windy Hill 85 - 83
SAT 30/08/1952 Fitzroy (S) v St Kilda (S) Brunswick Street Oval 101 - 43
SAT 30/08/1952 Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) MCG 94 - 74
SAT 30/08/1952 North Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Arden Street Oval 55 - 53
SAT 30/08/1952 South Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Lakeside Oval 73 - 86

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 15 -0- 3 60 136.0% 1,549 1,139
Carlton Seconds 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 141.8% 1,573 1,109
Richmond Seconds 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 137.2% 1,674 1,220
Essendon Seconds 4th 12 -0- 6 48 135.0% 1,345 996
Melbourne Seconds 5th 10 -0- 8 40 106.6% 1,285 1,206
Geelong Seconds 6th 9 -0- 9 36 112.6% 1,251 1,111
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 8 -0- 10 32 94.9% 1,219 1,284
Footscray Seconds 8th 6 -0- 12 24 89.9% 1,160 1,290
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 6 -0- 12 24 73.1% 1,091 1,492
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 6 -0- 12 24 67.2% 977 1,453
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 5 -0- 13 20 80.5% 1,130 1,404
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -0- 15 12 64.7% 1,008 1,558

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 15 -0- 3 60 136.0% 1,549 1,139 217 247 155 209
Carlton Seconds 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 141.8% 1,573 1,109 217 271 151 203
Richmond Seconds 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 137.2% 1,674 1,220 238 246 170 200
Essendon Seconds 4th 12 -0- 6 48 135.0% 1,345 996 181 259 137 174
Melbourne Seconds 5th 10 -0- 8 40 106.6% 1,285 1,206 177 223 167 204
Geelong Seconds 6th 9 -0- 9 36 112.6% 1,251 1,111 174 207 153 193
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 8 -0- 10 32 94.9% 1,219 1,284 167 217 179 210
Footscray Seconds 8th 6 -0- 12 24 89.9% 1,160 1,290 158 212 177 228
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 6 -0- 12 24 73.1% 1,091 1,492 151 185 201 286
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 6 -0- 12 24 67.2% 977 1,453 130 197 203 235
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 5 -0- 13 20 80.5% 1,130 1,404 153 212 194 240
St Kilda Seconds 12th 3 -0- 15 12 64.7% 1,008 1,558 140 168 216 262

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/1952 Richmond (S) v Essendon (S) MCG 55 - 92
SAT 13/09/1952 Collingwood (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 59 - 56

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Collingwood Seconds 1st
Carlton Seconds 2nd
Essendon Seconds 3rd
Richmond Seconds 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/09/1952 Carlton (S) v Essendon (S) MCG 31 - 53

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Collingwood Seconds 1st
Essendon Seconds 2nd
Carlton Seconds 3rd
Richmond Seconds 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/09/1952 Collingwood (S) v Essendon (S) MCG 29 - 56

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Essendon Seconds 1st
Collingwood Seconds 2nd
Carlton Seconds 3rd
Richmond Seconds 4th