1912 VFA Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1912 VFA season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Essendon Association in a semi final, Footscray exercised their right to challenge for the premiership by virtue of being the minor premiers. Footscray were defeated by Essendon Association in the challenge final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1912 VFA Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 15-0-3, P%: 173.2)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banbury, Vern | 18 | 0 | R01, R03-12, R14-18, SF, GF | |
| Baxter, Jim | 17 | 0 | R01-14, R18, SF, GF | |
| Borthwick, Jack | 14 | 0 | R01-02, R04-09, R13-16, SF, GF | |
| Clarke, Archie | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R16-18, SF, GF | |
| Cotton, Roy | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, GF | |
| Craddock, Johnny | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, GF | |
| Elliott, Fred | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Gregory, Art | 17 | 0 | R03-04, R06-18, SF, GF | |
| Harris, William | 14 | 0 | R04-09, R11-15, R17, SF, GF | |
| McCluskey, Tom | 18 | 0 | R01-10, R12-15, R17-18, SF, GF | |
| Nash, Bob | 7 | 0 | R06-12 | |
| Ogilvie, George | 14 | 0 | R04-05, R07, R09-15, R17-18, SF, GF | |
| Spence, Jim | 12 | 0 | R01-07, R16-18, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassidy, Jim | 20 | 15 | -0- | 5 | R01-18, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1912 | Round 1 | Melbourne City | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 113 | Jim Cassidy | Jim Spence |
| 04/05/1912 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 23 | Jim Cassidy | Jim Spence |
| 11/05/1912 | Round 3 | Brighton | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 25 | Jim Cassidy | Jim Spence |
| 18/05/1912 | Round 4 | Essendon (A) | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 22 | Jim Cassidy | Jim Spence |
| 25/05/1912 | Round 5 | Brunswick | AWAY | LOSS | BRNW by 1 | Jim Cassidy | Jim Spence |
| 01/06/1912 | Round 6 | Prahran | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 40 | Jim Cassidy | Jim Spence |
| 03/06/1912 | Round 7 | Northcote | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 4 | Jim Cassidy | Jim Spence |
| 08/06/1912 | Round 8 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 68 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 15/06/1912 | Round 9 | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 79 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 22/06/1912 | Round 10 | Melbourne City | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 99 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 29/06/1912 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 83 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 06/07/1912 | Round 12 | Brighton | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 12 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 13/07/1912 | Round 13 | Essendon (A) | AWAY | LOSS | ESSA by 52 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 20/07/1912 | Round 14 | Brunswick | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 61 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 27/07/1912 | Round 15 | Prahran | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 25 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 03/08/1912 | Round 16 | Northcote | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 43 | Jim Cassidy | Jim Spence |
| 10/08/1912 | Round 17 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 56 | Jim Cassidy | Jim Spence |
| 17/08/1912 | Round 18 | Williamstown | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 5 | Jim Cassidy | Jim Spence |
| 31/08/1912 | Semi Final | Essendon (A) | HOME | LOSS | ESSA by 23 | Jim Cassidy | Jim Spence |
| 28/09/1912 | Grand Final | Essendon (A) | AWAY | LOSS | ESSA by 21 | Jim Cassidy | Jim Spence |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.