| Carlton | 2.6 | 18 | 2.9 | 21 | 5.12 | 42 | 13.16 | 94 | | Essendon | 2.0 | 12 | 5.3 | 33 | 7.5 | 47 | 13.9 | 87 |
| Venue: Windy Hill | Date: Saturday May 10, 1952 |
| Result: Win by 7 points | Umpire: Jamieson | Crowd: 28,000 |
| Goalkickers: J.Howell 4, J.Mills 3, E.Henfry 2, B.Comben 1, F.Davies 1, L.Kerr 1, R.Robertson 1. |
| Reports: | Injuries: G.Stafford (leg) was replaced by F.Stafford in the last quarter. |
Game Review
After trailing by 12 points at half time, the Blues kicked 11 goals in the second half to beat the Bombers by 7 points. This margin would have been greater if the Blues conversion rate was better.
Team
| B: | 35 Jack Conley | 27 Ollie Grieve | 14 Vin English |
| HB: | 30 George Stafford | 1 Ken Hands (vc) | 39 Harry Dern |
| C: | 11 Laurie Kerr | 17 Doug Beasy | 8 Arthur Hodgson |
| HF: | 21 Ron Robertson | 7 Keith Warburton | 6 Ern Henfry (c) |
| F: | 2 Bill Milroy | 13 Jack Howell | 9 Jack Mills |
| Ruck: | 28 Fred Davies | 19 Don Calder | 15 Bruce Comben |
| Res: | 10 Fred Stafford | 34 A. Max Thomas | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley |
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