| Venue: Kardinia Park | Date: Saturday August 30, 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Lose by 45 points | Umpire: Jamieson | Crowd: 49,107 Gate Takings: £3,368. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: J.Mills 2, H.Caspar 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: J. Mills, J.Conley, O.Grieve, D.Guy, F.Stafford, J.Howell, K.Hands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| . Reports: | Injuries: H.Casper (lacerated nose) D.Guy replaced R. Green in third quarter. J.Spencer replaced D.Beasy in last quarter. | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
In the lead up to the 1952 finals campaign, a Kardinia Park record crowd of 49,107 rolled up to see the Cats demolish the Blues.Team
| B: | 35 Jack Conley | 27 Ollie Grieve | 24 Harry Caspar |
| HB: | 16 John Brown | 14 Vin English | 33 Ritchie Green |
| C: | 11 Laurie Kerr | 10 Fred Stafford | 34 A. Max Thomas |
| HF: | 23 John Chick | 2 Bill Milroy | 17 Doug Beasy |
| F: | 28 Fred Davies (vc) | 7 Keith Warburton | 15 Bruce Comben |
| Ruck: | 1 Ken Hands (c) | 13 Jack Howell | 9 Jack Mills |
| Res: | 4 Doug Guy | 32 Jack Spencer | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Carlton's Keith Warburton and Fred Davies (right front), Bruce Comben (15)
Image: Argus September 01 p16
Milestones
Last game: Ritchie GreenRecord Crowd Buys League Record
More than 20,000 copies of the Record were printed and sold by 1.15pm.All standing room was taken by 1.30pm.
The Lithgow Flash
Marjorie Jackson, 1952 Helsinki 100 and 200 metre Olympic Champion was cheered wildly by the crowd as she was driven around Kardinia Oval at half time.Jackson a sprinter won two gold medals and set or equalled 13 world records.
"It's nothing to skite about being a world champion." Said Marjorie in a broadcast on Saturday. "Plenty of people have different talents.
Mine just happens to be sprinting." (Sun September 01 p3)
Round 18 | Semi Final