1952 VFL Grand Final

1952 VFL Grand Final

Geelong
Collingwood
13.8 (86) 5.10 (40)
1 2 3 4
GEE 4.2 (26) 5.3 (33) 11.6 (72) 13.8 (86)
COL 1.1 (7) 3.3 (21) 5.3 (33) 5.10 (40)
Date 27 September 1952
Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance 82,890
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The 1952 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 27 September 1952. It was the 56th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1952 VFL season. The match, attended by 81,304 spectators, was won by Geelong by 46 points, marking that club's fifth premiership victory and second in succession.

Geelong would not beat Collingwood in a Grand Final again until 2011.

Teams

Geelong
B: Bernie Smith Bruce Morrison Norm Sharp
HB: Russell Middlemiss John Hyde Geoff Williams
C: Bert Worner Doug Palmer Terry Fulton
HF: Bob Davis Fred Flanagan (c) Leo Turner
F: Jim Norman George Goninon Peter Pianto
Foll: Bill McMaster Russell Renfrey Neil Trezise
Reserve(s): Sid Smith Ron Hovey
Coach: Reg Hickey
Collingwood
B: George Hams Keith Batchelor Bill Rose
HB: Les Smith Jack Finck Frank Tuck
C: Thorold Merrett Bill Twomey, Jr. Des Healey
HF: Jack Hickey Maurie Dunstan Bob Rose
F: Jack Parker Harvey Stevens Neil Mann
Foll: Mick Twomey Arthur Gooch Lou Richards (c)
Reserve(s): Ron Kingston Ken Aitken
Coach: Phonse Kyne

Umpire - James Jamieson

Statistics

Score

Team 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr Final
Geelong 4.2 5.3 11.6 13.8 (86)
Collingwood 1.1 3.3 5.3 5.10 (40)
Attendance: 82,890

Goalkickers

Geelong:

  • Goninon 5
  • Trezise 4
  • Davis 1
  • Flanagan 1
  • McMaster 1
  • Worner 1

Collingwood:

  • Parker 3
  • Merrett 2

See also

References

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