Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 19-Apr-1952 2:15 PM·Western Oval·24,000 att.
Footscray
6.10 (46)
vs
Essendon
6.5 (41)
Footscray won by 5

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray0.2 (2)4.6 (30)5.9 (39)6.10 (46)6.10 (46)
Essendon4.2 (26)4.2 (26)6.4 (40)6.5 (41)6.5 (41)

Footscray — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#14 John Barrett
#18 Dave Bryden
#2 Jack Collins
#22 Wally Donald
#7 Roger Duffy3
#8 Reg Egan
#24 Jim Gallagher
#34 Brian Gilmore
#10 Roy Harper1
#25 Herb Henderson
#12 Merv Laffey1
#23 Alby Linton
#19 Alan Martin
#16 Frank McRae
#4 Ron Richards
#9 Don Ross
#26 Bill Scanlan1
#6 Charlie Sutton
#33 Dick Wearmouth
#3 Ted Whitten

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#23 Bill Brittingham
#1 Jack Clarke1
#15 Alan Dale
#18 Les Gardiner
#34 John Gill
#8 Bert Harper
#14 Jim Heenan
#7 Bill Hutchison1
#24 Jack Jones1
#21 Jack Knowles
#30 Geoff Leek1
#27 Ron Lunn
#5 Ray Martini1
#12 Wally May
#25 Roy McConnell
#9 Keith McDonald1
#11 Ron McEwin
#35 Fred Payne
#26 Bob Syme
#36 Alan Thaw