1912 VFL Season Round 1: Essendon v University
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1912 between Essendon and University during round one of the 1912 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted University at East Melbourne.
Allan Belcher captained the hosts with Lou Armstrong as vice-captain.
George Elliott captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Gerald Brosnan.
Essendon (17.14.116) defeated University (6.6.42).
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
University
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
University
Score:
17.14.116 - 6.6.42
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 14 | (116) |
| University | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | (42) |
| Margin | ESSE by 35 | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 69 | ESSE by 74 | ESSE by 74 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Allan BelcherVice-Captain: Lou Armstrong
Coach: Jack Worrall
University
Captain: George ElliottCoach: Gerald Brosnan
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
J. MurphyGoal Umpires
S. ChapmanJ. Keenan
Boundary Umpires
G. DykesW. Roy
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 3 | Armstrong, Bert | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Armstrong, Lou (vc) | CHF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Baring, Fred | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cameron, Ernie | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hanley, Dan | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | FF | ? | 5 | ? |
| 9 | Kirkwood, Fred | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Martin, Jim | FPL | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | McDonald, Ted | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLeod, George | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Shea, Fred | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | C | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | HFFR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Walker, Bill | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | White, Les | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 17 | 14 | |||
University
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Anderson, Ramsay | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Brake, Jack | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Cumming, Dave | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Doig, Keith | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Elliott, George (c) | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gibbs, Dick | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gray, Jack | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Greenham, Dave | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hurrey, Bert | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Kelly, Lester | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Little, Leo | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Martin, Stan | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McCracken, Allan | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Primrose, Les | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Shelley, Joe | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Trood, Vic | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | West, Jack | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Willis, Carl | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 6 | |||
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
| Essendon | Coach: Jack Worrall | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | R. Anderson | 7 | J. Gray | 21 | V. Trood | 5 | F. Baring |
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| 20 | B. Walker | 11 | J. Kirby | 12 | J. Martin | 1 | A. Belcher (c) |
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| FORWARD | 6 | E. Cameron |
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| 12 | L. Kelly | 2 | J. Brake | 5 | G. Elliott (c) |
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| 18 | P. Shea | 2 | L. Armstrong (vc) | 16 | P. Ogden |
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| 18 | L. Primrose | 4 | K. Doig | 14 | S. Martin |
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| 9 | F. Kirkwood | 17 | B. Sewart | 15 | F. O'Shea | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 8 | D. Greenham |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 23 | J. West |
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| 24 | C. Willis | 13 | L. Little | 11 | B. Hurrey | 15 | A. McCracken |
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| 3 | B. Armstrong | 19 | L. White | 4 | L. Bowe |
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| 6 | D. Gibbs | 19 | J. Shelley | 3 | D. Cumming |
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| 13 | T. McDonald | 14 | G. McLeod | 10 | D. Hanley |
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| University | Coach: Gerald Brosnan | ||||||||||||||