Round 1, 1952 · Western Oval (Whitten Oval) · Saturday 19 April 1952, 2:15pm
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | 30 | 39 | 46 |
| Essendon | 26 | 26 | 40 | 41 |
Crowd 24,000. Coaches: Charlie Sutton and Dick Reynolds. Umpires: Geoff Robinson.
| Dave Bryden | 18 | 0 |
| John Barrett | 14 | 0 |
| Alan Martin | 19 | 0 |
| Reg Egan | 8 | 0 |
| Brian Gilmore (debut) | 34 | 0 |
| Charlie Sutton | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Gallagher | 24 | 0 |
| Dick Wearmouth | 33 | 0 |
| Alby Linton | 23 | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | 3 | 0 |
| Don Ross (debut) | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Richards | 4 | 0 |
| Wally Donald | 22 | 0 |
| Jack Collins | 2 | 0 |
| Herb Henderson | 25 | 0 |
| Frank McRae | 16 | 0 |
| Roy Harper (debut) | 10 | 1 |
| Bill Scanlan | 26 | 1 |
| Merv Laffey | 12 | 1 |
| Roger Duffy (debut) | 7 | 3 |
| Ron McEwin | 11 | 0 |
| Wally May | 12 | 0 |
| Roy McConnell | 25 | 0 |
| John Gill | 34 | 0 |
| Fred Payne | 35 | 0 |
| Ron Lunn | 27 | 0 |
| Bill Brittingham | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Heenan (debut) | 14 | 0 |
| Alan Dale | 15 | 0 |
| Alan Thaw | 36 | 0 |
| Bob Syme | 26 | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | 18 | 0 |
| Bert Harper | 8 | 0 |
| Jack Knowles (debut) | 21 | 0 |
| Ray Martini | 5 | 1 |
| Jack Jones | 24 | 1 |
| Geoff Leek | 30 | 1 |
| Bill Hutchison | 7 | 1 |
| Jack Clarke | 1 | 1 |
| Keith McDonald | 9 | 1 |
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170 meetings: Footscray 72, Essendon 96, 2 drawn.
Western Bulldogs by 34 · crowd 38,786
Western Bulldogs by 93 · crowd 29,367
Western Bulldogs by 91 · crowd 47,266
Essendon by 29 · crowd 50,144
Western Bulldogs by 41 · crowd 43,634
Western Bulldogs by 32 · crowd 33,677