1952 VFL Lightning Premiership |
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Season | 1952 |
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Teams | 12 |
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Winners | Melbourne (1st title) |
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Matches played | 11 |
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The 1952 VFL Lightning Premiership was an Australian rules football knockout competition played entirely on Saturday, 24 May. It was played on the Empire Day holiday between rounds 5 and 6 of the Victorian Football League's 1952 season with all games played at the MCG. This was the fifth time a lightning premiership had been contested in the VFL. It was contested by the 12 VFL teams who competed in the 1952 VFL season. A total of 33,719 people attended the competition. Melbourne won its first Lighting Premiership competition defeating South Melbourne in the final by 7 points.
Matches
Round 1
Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Date |
Collingwood | 4.3 (27) | Hawthorn | 0.4 (4) | MCG | Saturday, 24 May |
Carlton | 1.1 (7) | Fitzroy | 2.0 (12) | MCG | Saturday, 24 May |
Essendon | 1.2 (8) | Melbourne | 2.2 (14) | MCG | Saturday, 24 May |
Geelong | 1.4 (10) | Richmond | 1.1 (7) | MCG | Saturday, 24 May |
South Melbourne | 4.5 (29) | St Kilda | 0.0 (0) | MCG | Saturday, 24 May |
Footscray | 1.0 (6) | North Melbourne | 4.6 (30) | MCG | Saturday, 24 May |
Quarter finals
Semi finals
Grand final
See also
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