1912 VFL Grand Final: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 September 1912 between Essendon and South Melbourne in the grand final of the 1912 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Allan Belcher captained the hosts with Lou Armstrong as vice-captain.
Charlie Ricketts captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Charlie Ricketts.
Essendon
Back:
J. O'Brien, B. Griffith, G. McLeod
Half-back:
L. White, D. Hanley, L. Bowe
Centre:
W. Chalmers, B. Sewart, F. Kirkwood
Half-forward:
J. Kirby, F. Caine, P. Shea
Forward:
J. Martin, L. Armstrong (vice-capt.), B. Walker
Follower:
F. Baring, A. Belcher (capt.), P. Ogden
South Melbourne
Back:
H. Saltau, B. Deas, B. Sloss
Half-back:
J. Scobie, B. Thomas, J. Walsh
Centre:
J. Prince, D. Mullaly, J. Caldwell
Half-forward:
V. Belcher, B. Franks, F. Carpenter
Forward:
D. Casey, L. Mortimer, C. Ricketts (capt.)
Follower:
L. Charge, H. Milne, L. Rusich
Essendon (5.17.47) defeated South Melbourne (4.9.33).
Goalkickers
Essendon: F. Baring, F. Caine, J. Kirby, P. Ogden, B. Walker
South Melbourne: V. Belcher, D. Casey, B. Franks, L. Rusich
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 September 1912
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
54,536
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
5.17.47 - 4.9.33
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 17 | 5 | . | 17 | (47) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 9 | (33) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 14 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Charlie Ricketts
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan Belcher
(Essendon),
Charlie Ricketts
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Lou Armstrong
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
C. Buckley,
F. Franks
Boundary Umpire:
G. Sandford,
L. Stainsby
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Armstrong, Lou (vc) | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Baring, Fred | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Caine, Frank | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Chalmers, Wally | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Griffith, Billy | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hanley, Dan | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kirkwood, Fred | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Martin, Jim | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLeod, George | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Jack | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Walker, Bill | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | White, Les | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 17 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Belcher, Vic | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Caldwell, Jim | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Carpenter, Fred | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Casey, Dick | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Charge, Les | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Deas, Bob | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Franks, Bert | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Milne, Herbert | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mortimer, Len | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Mullaly, Dick | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Prince, Joe | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Ricketts, Charlie (c) | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Rusich, Les | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Saltau, Harry | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scobie, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sloss, Bruce | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thomas, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walsh, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 9 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 24 | H. Saltau | 7 | B. Deas | 18 | B. Sloss | 5 | F. Baring |
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| 20 | B. Walker | 2 | L. Armstrong (vc) | 12 | J. Martin | 1 | A. Belcher (c) |
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| FORWARD | 16 | P. Ogden |
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| 19 | J. Scobie | 20 | B. Thomas | 21 | J. Walsh |
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| 18 | P. Shea | 27 | F. Caine | 11 | J. Kirby |
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| 17 | J. Prince | 14 | D. Mullaly | 4 | J. Caldwell |
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| 9 | F. Kirkwood | 17 | B. Sewart | 7 | W. Chalmers | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
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| HALF-FORWARD | 13 | H. Milne |
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| 2 | V. Belcher | 9 | B. Franks | 6 | F. Carpenter | 23 | L. Rusich |
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| 4 | L. Bowe | 10 | D. Hanley | 19 | L. White |
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| 22 | D. Casey | 15 | L. Mortimer | 1 | C. Ricketts (c) |
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| 14 | G. McLeod | 29 | B. Griffith | 25 | J. O'Brien |
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| South Melbourne | Coach: Charlie Ricketts | ||||||||||||||