1912 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1912 between Carlton and Geelong during round 1 of the 1912 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park.
Jack Wells captained the hosts.
Bill Eason captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Clark and the visitors were coached by Bill Eason.
Carlton
Back:
A. McDonald, E. Jamieson, N. Bowen
Half-back:
N. Clark, B. Dick, B. Payne
Centre:
T. Clancy, R. McGregor, G. Bruce
Half-forward:
G. Challis, J. Marchbank, F. McDonald
Forward:
G. Topping, V. Gardiner, A. Barningham
Follower:
J. Wells (capt.), A. Wilson, V. Valentine
Geelong
Back:
A. Cordner, N. Freeman, R. Brownlees
Half-back:
D. Grigg, J. Gray, L. Armstrong
Centre:
L. Healy, J. Slater, B. Dalton
Half-forward:
B. Orchard, C. Armstrong, B. Eason (capt.)
Forward:
L. Fairbairn, P. Martini, A. Eason
Follower:
G. Heinz, H. Marsham, J. Watt
Carlton (9.16.70) defeated Geelong (4.7.31).
Goalkickers
Carlton: G. Topping (3), B. Dick (2), V. Gardiner (2), A. Barningham, J. Marchbank
Geelong: B. Eason, D. Grigg, H. Marsham, P. Martini
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Carlton
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Carlton | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 7 | (31) |
| Margin | CARL by 24 | CARL by 21 | CARL by 23 | CARL by 39 | CARL by 39 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Clark
(Carlton),
Bill Eason
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jack Wells
(Carlton),
Bill Eason
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Nugent
Goal Umpire:
F. Franks,
F. Lucas
Boundary Umpire:
B. Davies,
L. Stainsby
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Barningham, Alex | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Bowen, Ned | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Bruce, George | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Challis, George | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Clancy, Tom | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Clark, Norm | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dick, Billy | CHB | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Gardiner, Vin | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Jamieson, Ernie | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Marchbank, Jim | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | McDonald, Andy | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Fen | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McGregor, Rod | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Payne, Billy | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Topping, George | FPL | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Valentine, Viv | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Wells, Jack (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wilson, Archie | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 16 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Armstrong, Charlie | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Rupe | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cordner, Alan | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dalton, Bert | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Eason, Alec | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Eason, Bill (c) | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fairbairn, Les | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freeman, Neil | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Gray, Jack | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Grigg, Dick | HBFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Healy, Leo | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Heinz, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Marsham, Harry | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Martini, Percy | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Orchard, Billy | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Slater, Joe | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Watt, Jack | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 7 | |||
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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| 4 | A. Cordner | 9 | N. Freeman | 3 | R. Brownlees | 19 | J. Wells (c) |
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| 1 | A. Barningham | 13 | V. Gardiner | 17 | G. Topping | 23 | A. Wilson |
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| 10 | D. Grigg | 11 | J. Gray | 1 | L. Armstrong |
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| 14 | F. McDonald | 15 | J. Marchbank | 5 | G. Challis |
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| 12 | L. Healy | 19 | J. Slater | 5 | B. Dalton |
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| 8 | G. Bruce | 11 | R. McGregor | 4 | T. Clancy | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 13 | G. Heinz |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 14 | H. Marsham |
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| 17 | B. Orchard | 2 | C. Armstrong | 6 | B. Eason (c) | 20 | J. Watt |
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| 16 | B. Payne | 6 | B. Dick | 3 | N. Clark |
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| 8 | L. Fairbairn | 15 | P. Martini | 7 | A. Eason |
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| 2 | N. Bowen | 10 | E. Jamieson | 12 | A. McDonald |
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| Geelong | Coach: Bill Eason | ||||||||||||||