1912 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 6th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 98.9%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 35
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Harry Brereton (56)

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Alf George
Vice-Captain(s): Wally Naismith

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Abbott, Clarrie #28 1 R02 0
Abbott, Les #27 3 R03-R04, R06 0
Allen, Bill #1 16 R01-R07, R10-R18 7
Brereton, Harry #2 17 R01-R13, R15-R18 56
Bristow, Jack #14 18 R01-R18 0
Cope, Harry #18 10 R05-R09, R11, R13-R15, R17 2
Daniel, Vern 1 R08 0
Evans, Jack #29 11 R08-R18 0
Ferguson, Arthur #18 2 R03-R04 0
Fitzpatrick, Jim #4 14 R01-R14 2
Flintoft, Bill #16 4 R04, R09-R10, R16 2
Francis, Bert #13 5 R01-R02, R05-R07 1
George, Alf #3 17 R01-R08, R10-R18 3
Harris, Frank #8 5 R01-R02, R08-R10 0
Hendrie, Bill #5 17 R01-R04, R06-R18 6
Hickey, Bill #7 6 R01-R03, R05-R06, R09 0
Joolen, Herb #29, #27 9 R05, R07, R12-R18 8
Kennedy, Mal #12 6 R01, R03-R07 0
Lane, Tim #15 13 R01-R04, R08-R09, R11, R13-R18 11
Leith, Jack 1 R07 0
Maguire, Mick #30 10 R09-R18 8
McKenzie, Bill #6 18 R01-R18 1
Monk, Bobby #9 18 R01-R18 9
Naismith, Wally #17 18 R01-R18 0
Nolan, Bernie #22 2 R05, R07 1
Odgers, Hughie #26 5 R04-R06, R17-R18 0
Parke, Bert 1 R10 0
Pearce, Joe #19 15 R01-R05, R08-R09, R11-R18 0
Politz, Ted #25 14 R01-R08, R10, R12-R15, R18 9
Purse, Hugh #23 13 R06-R18 0
Robertson, Jack #10 3 R01-R03 1
Strong, Jack #24 6 R08-R09, R11-R12, R14, R16 2
Sykes, Wally #20 3 R10, R12, R16 3
Tomkins, Hedley #11 18 R01-R18 6
Wellington, Tom #31 4 R11, R15, R17-R18 0

Team Line-Up

Back: Wally Naismith Joe Pearce Bill Hickey
Half-Back: Frank Harris Mal Kennedy Jack Bristow
Centre: Jack Robertson Jim Fitzpatrick Bill McKenzie
Half-Forward: Bill Allen Tim Lane Harry Brereton
Forward: Ted Politz Bert Francis Bobby Monk
Follower: Alf George Bill Hendrie Hedley Tomkins

This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Hall, Alec 18 9 -0- 9 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
27/04/1912 Round 1 Collingwood HOME WIN MEL by 29 Alec Hall Alf George
04/05/1912 Round 2 University AWAY WIN MEL by 8 Alec Hall Alf George
11/05/1912 Round 3 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 32 Alec Hall Alf George
18/05/1912 Round 4 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 43 Alec Hall Alf George
25/05/1912 Round 5 Carlton HOME WIN MEL by 6 Alec Hall Alf George
01/06/1912 Round 6 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 12 Alec Hall Alf George
03/06/1912 Round 7 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 54 Alec Hall Alf George
08/06/1912 Round 8 Richmond HOME WIN MEL by 65 Alec Hall Alf George
15/06/1912 Round 9 St Kilda AWAY WIN MEL by 31 Alec Hall Wally Naismith
22/06/1912 Round 10 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 8 Alec Hall Alf George
29/06/1912 Round 11 University HOME WIN MEL by 55 Alec Hall Alf George
13/07/1912 Round 12 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 78 Alec Hall Alf George
20/07/1912 Round 13 Geelong HOME WIN MEL by 11 Alec Hall Alf George
27/07/1912 Round 14 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 5 Alec Hall Alf George
03/08/1912 Round 15 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 1 Alec Hall Alf George
17/08/1912 Round 16 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 12 Alec Hall Alf George
24/08/1912 Round 17 Richmond AWAY WIN MEL by 10 Alec Hall Alf George
31/08/1912 Round 18 St Kilda HOME WIN MEL by 19 Alec Hall Alf George