| Venue: Victoria Park | Date: Saturday May 17, 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Lose by 50 points | Umpire: McMurray | Crowd: 36,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: J.Howell 2, K.Warbuton 2, E.Henfry 1, A.Hodgson 1, B.Milroy 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Injuries: H.Caspar (cramp) replaced by R. Green last quarter. J.Mills (bruised thigh) replaced by D.Guy, K. Hands (ankle). | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
The Blues were defeated by eventual grand finallists Collingwood by 50 points.Playing on a very heavy ground the Woods little men were too quick and the Blues could not counter their teamwork. Winger Laurie Kerr played a lone hand continually driving the ball into attack, only to see the forwards squander their opportunities. Bill Milroy playing at centre half forward marked brilliantly, but the Blues failed to play through him. Ollie Grieve beat the home team's full forward, however Carlton's defence could not stop Collingwood's resting ruckmen being effective on the forward line.
Best
Grieve, Kerr, Milroy, Davies, Caspar, Conley, English.Team
| B: | 35 Jack Conley | 27 Ollie Grieve | 14 Vin English |
| HB: | 17 Doug Beasy | 1 Ken Hands (vc) | 39 Harry Dern |
| C: | 11 Laurie Kerr | 7 Keith Warburton | 8 Arthur Hodgson |
| HF: | 21 Ron Robertson | 2 Bill Milroy | 24 Harry Caspar |
| F: | 6 Ern Henfry (c) | 13 Jack Howell | 9 Jack Mills |
| Ruck: | 28 Fred Davies | 19 Don Calder | 15 Bruce Comben |
| Res: | 4 Doug Guy | 33 Ritchie Green | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Image; Age May 19 p14
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