north v carlton
blues beat roos by 23. cartlon (1-0) host south. north (0-1) play essendon.
| North Melbourne | 2.3 2.11 3.17 8.19 | 67 | Sat 19-Apr-1952 2:15 PM Att: 22,000 Venue: Arden St |
| Carlton | 6.2 9.6 11.11 13.12 | 90 | Carlton won by 23 pts |
hawthorn v collingwood
pies destroy hawks by 86. collingwood (1-0) host fitzroy. hawthorn (0-1) play richmond.
| Hawthorn | 1.1 2.3 2.6 2.8 | 20 | Sat 19-Apr-1952 2:15 PM Att: 14,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Collingwood | 3.2 7.7 9.11 15.16 | 106 | Collingwood won by 86 pts |
footscray v essendon
dogs stun dons by 5. footscray (1-0) play geelong. essendon (0-1) host north.
| Footscray | 0.2 4.6 5.9 6.10 | 46 | Sat 19-Apr-1952 2:15 PM Att: 24,000 Venue: Western Oval |
| Essendon | 4.2 4.2 6.4 6.5 | 41 | Footscray won by 5 pts |
fitzroy v richmond
tigers beat lions by 9. richmond (1-0) host hawthorn. fitzroy (0-1) play collingwood.
| Fitzroy | 2.2 3.7 4.9 5.15 | 45 | Sat 19-Apr-1952 2:15 PM Att: 20,500 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Richmond | 3.4 4.4 7.9 7.12 | 54 | Richmond won by 9 pts |
melbourne v geelong
cats survive dees scare by 6. geelong (1-0) host footscray. melbourne (0-1) play st kilda.
| Melbourne | 5.4 8.5 12.13 14.13 | 97 | Sat 19-Apr-1952 2:15 PM Att: 24,679 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Geelong | 4.1 10.6 14.11 15.13 | 103 | Geelong won by 6 pts |
south v st kilda
swans beat saints by 8. south (1-0) play carlton. st kilda (0-1) host melbourne
| South Melbourne | 2.7 5.10 9.15 11.16 | 82 | Sat 19-Apr-1952 2:15 PM Att: 18,000 Venue: Lake Oval |
| St Kilda | 3.1 4.9 6.13 8.26 | 74 | South Melbourne won by 8 pts |
ladder
| Rd 1 Ladder | |||
| CW | 1 | 4 | 530.0 |
| CA | 1 | 4 | 134.3 |
| RI | 1 | 4 | 120.0 |
| FO | 1 | 4 | 112.2 |
| SM | 1 | 4 | 110.8 |
| GE | 1 | 4 | 106.2 |
| ME | 1 | 0 | 94.2 |
| SK | 1 | 0 | 90.2 |
| ES | 1 | 0 | 89.1 |
| FI | 1 | 0 | 83.3 |
| NM | 1 | 0 | 74.4 |
| HW | 1 | 0 | 18.9 |
round 2 matches
carlton v south
collingwood v fitzroy
essendon v north
geelong v footscray gor
richmond v hawthorn
st kilda v melbourne