The 1952 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 game contested between the Geelong Football Club

Geelong Football Club

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...

 and Collingwood Football Club

Collingwood Football Club

The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

 on 27 September 1952. It was the 56th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

, staged to determine the premiers for the 1952 VFL season

1952 VFL season

Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1952.-Premiership season:In 1952, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...

. 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.

Teams

		Geelong
Backs	Bernie Smith Bernie Smith Bernard Keith "Bernie" Smith was an Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League and VFL, who is perhaps best remembered as one of the greatest back pockets in the history of the game.-SANFL career:Smith commenced his career with West Adelaide in the SANFL as a 16...	Bruce Morrison Bruce Morrison (footballer) Bruce Morrison is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League .Morrison was recruited from Bairnsdale, Victoria and became a highly-regarded full-back for the Geelong Football Club. He played 130 games for Geelong but failed to score any goals. He was famous...	Norm Sharp Norm Sharp Norm Sharp is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the 1950s.A ruckman, Sharp was a premiership player in his debut season in 1952 and won a best and fairest two years later. A knee injury caused him to retire prematurely at the age of just 23.-External...
H/Backs	Russell Middlemiss Russell Middlemiss Russell Middlemiss is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the early 1950s.Middlemiss was a half back flanker and was an important player in defence for Geelong in their back to back premiership triumphs.-External links:...	John Hyde John Hyde (footballer) John Hyde is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League for the Geelong Football Club.Originally from Portarlington, Victoria, he won Geelong's best and fairest award in 1950 before playing in their back-to-back premierships in 1951 and 1952...	Geoff Williams Geoff Williams (footballer) Geoff Williams is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League, .-External links:*- References :*...
Centre Line	Bert Worner Bert Worner Bert Worner is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the early 1950s.Worner usually played on the half back flank but was also seen on the wing and in the centre. Recruited from Swan Hill, he was a premiership player in 1951 and 1952.-External links:*...	Doug Palmer Doug Palmer Doug Palmer was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the VFL during the early 1950s.Palmer could play as both a centreman and half back flanker. He was a midfielder in Geelong's 1952 premiership side and also played in their losing Grand Final team the following season...	Terry Fulton Terry Fulton Terry Fulton is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League, .-External links:*- References :*...
H/Forwards	Bob Davis	Fred Flanagan Fred Flanagan Fred Flanagan is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .Flanagan was a gifted centre half-forward from Swan Hill who was a magnificent mark and kick... (c)	Leo Turner Leo Turner Leo Turner was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League . He was named in 2001 as a wingman in the club's official 'Team of the Century' with his son Michael named in the same position.Turner was a left footer and had made his debut with Geelong in 1947...
Forwards	Jim Norman Jim Norman (footballer) Jim Norman is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the early 1950s. He was a premiership player in his final two seasons of league football.-External links:...	George Goninon George Goninon George Goninon is a former Australian rules footballer in the Tasmanian North West Football Union and Victorian Football League ....	Peter Pianto Peter Pianto Peter Pianto was an Australian rules footballer and coach with Geelong in the VFL.Pianto played as a rover and was a premiership player with Geelong in 1951 and 1952...
Rucks/Rover	Bill McMaster Bill McMaster Cyril 'Bill' McMaster is a former Australian rules footballer and a coach in the VFL.-External links:*- References :*...	Russell Renfrey Russell Renfrey Russell 'Hooker' Renfrey is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the VFL.Russell Renfrey played 202 games for Geelong in a career spanning 1946-56....	Neil Trezise Neil Trezise Neil Benjamin Trezise was an footballer in the VFL and Australian Labor Party politician, of Cornish descent.-Football career:...
Reserves	Sid Smith Sid Smith (Australian footballer) Sid Smith was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the VFL during the early 1950s.Nicknamed 'Boots', Smith arrived at Geelong from Horsham and played in a premiership as a reserve in his debut season. The following year he played in another Grand Final, on a half back flank,...	Ron Hovey Ron Hovey Ron Hovey OAM is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL.Hovey was a regular in the Geelong backline during the 1950s and would sometimes push into the midfield...

Geelong Coach: Reg Hickey

Reg Hickey

Reg Hickey was a player, and later coach, of the Geelong Football Club. Between 1926 and 1959 he led the club to four premierships....

		Collingwood
Backs	George Hams George Hams George Hams was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League .Hams was at Collingwood during a strong period for the club and participated in ten finals matches. Two of those were Grand Finals, back to back in 1952 and 1953, with the latter resulting...	Keith Batchelor Keith Batchelor Keith Batchelor is a former Australian rules footballer, who played in the VFL/AFL.-External links:*-References:* Grand Finals: Victorian Rules' Greatest Moments - Stories and Research by Jim Main, Murray Publishers Pty Ltd, Sydney....	Bill Rose Bill Rose (footballer) William 'Bill' Rose was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League during the early 1950s....
H/Backs	Les Smith Les Smith (Australian footballer) Leslie "Les" Smith was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League .Smith, who Geelong acquired from Newtown, started out as a wingman and rover but played mostly as a defender during his league career. He was a regular in the Geelong team throughout the...	Jack Finck Jack Finck Jack Finck was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League during the early 1950s.Finck, who Collingwood recruited from Heathmere, was a key position defender...	Frank Tuck Frank Tuck Frank Tuck is a former Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League .After VFL football he coached Corowa Football Club in the Ovens and Murray Football League then he bought a butcher business in Birchip, Victoria.-External links:*-References:*...
Centre Line	Thorold Merrett Thorold Merrett Thorold Merrett is a former Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League, .From Victorian town Cobden, Merrett was a small sized footballer who was a keen Richmond fan who wanted to play league football for his beloved side...	Bill Twomey, Jr.	Des Healey Des Healey Des Healey was an Australian rules footballer, who played in the VFL/AFL with the Collingwood Football Club.After spending 3 years in the reserves team, Healey finally broke into the senior side in 1948...
H/Forwards	Jack Hickey Jack Hickey (Australian rules footballer) Jack Hickey is a former Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League, .He was 19th man for Collingwood when the Magpies was defeated by Melbourne in the 1955 Grand Final.-External links:*...	Maurie Dunstan Maurie Dunstan Maurie "Mocha" Dunstan is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League ....	Bob Rose Bob Rose (footballer) Robert "Bob" Rose was an Australian rules footballer and coach in the VFL. He is widely regarded as the greatest player ever to play for Collingwood.-Playing career:...
Forwards	Jack Parker Jack Parker (footballer) Jack Parker is a former Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League, .He was a half back in the Collingwood's 1953 premiership side and a centreman when the Magpies was defeated by Melbourne in the 1955 Grand Final.-External links:*...	Harvey Stevens Harvey Stevens Harvey Stevens is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League ....	Neil Mann
Rucks/Rover	Mick Twomey Mick Twomey Michael Twomey is a former Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League, .At in height, Collingwood's Mick Twomey was taller than his brothers Bill and Pat, and played most of his 157 VFL games between 1951 and 1961 as a ruckman.Over the course of his 10 year career...	Arthur Gooch	Lou Richards Lou Richards Lewis Thomas Charles "Lou" Richards is a retired Australian rules footballer, who played 250 games with the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League between 1941 and 1955...  (c)
Reserves	Ron Kingston Ron Kingston Ron Kingston is a former Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League .-External links:* -References:*...	Ken Aitken Ken Aitken Ken Aitken was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League ....

Collingwood Coach: Phonse Kyne

Phonse Kyne

Alphonsius E. "Phonse" Kyne was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Collingwood in the Victorian Football League. He is an inductee of the Australian Football Hall of Fame and a member of the official Collingwood Team of the Century...

Umpire - James Jamieson

Score

Team	1 Qtr	2 Qtr	3 Qtr	Final
Geelong Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...	4.2	5.3	11.6	13.8 (86)
Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...	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