1952 VFL Grand Final
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1952 VFL Grand Final
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.
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Teams
| Geelong | |||
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| Backs | Bernie Smith | Bruce Morrison | Norm Sharp |
| H/Backs | Russell Middlemiss | John Hyde | Geoff Williams |
| Centre Line | Bert Worner | Doug Palmer | Terry Fulton |
| H/Forwards | Bob Davis | Fred Flanagan(c) | Leo Turner |
| Forwards | Jim Norman | George Goninon | Peter Pianto |
| Rucks/Rover | Bill McMaster | Russell Renfrey | Neil Trezise |
| Reserves | Sid Smith | Ron Hovey |
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- Geelong Coach: Reg Hickey
| Collingwood | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | George Hams | Keith Batchelor | Bill Rose |
| H/Backs | Les Smith | Jack Finck | Frank Tuck |
| Centre Line | Thorold Merrett | Bill Twomey, Jr. | Des Healey |
| H/Forwards | Jack Hickey | Maurie Dunstan | Bob Rose |
| Forwards | Jack Parker | Harvey Stevens | Neil Mann |
| Rucks/Rover | Mick Twomey | Arthur Gooch | Lou Richards (c) |
| Reserves | Ron Kingston | Ken Aitken |
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- Collingwood Coach: Phonse Kyne
Umpire - James Jamieson
Statistics
Score
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
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| Geelong | 4.2 | 5.3 | 11.6 | 13.8 (86) |
| Collingwood | 1.1 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 5.10 (40) |
| Attendance: 82,890 |
Goalkickers
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See also
References
- AFL Tables: 1952 Grand Final
- 1952
- The Official statistical history of the AFL 2004
- Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
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