1912 VFL Round 1: Essendon v University
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1912 between Essendon and University during round 1 of the 1912 VFL season.
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
Back:
D. Hanley, G. McLeod, T. McDonald
Half-back:
L. Bowe, L. White, B. Armstrong
Centre:
F. O'Shea, B. Sewart, F. Kirkwood
Half-forward:
P. Ogden, L. Armstrong (vice-capt.), P. Shea
Forward:
J. Martin, J. Kirby, B. Walker
Follower:
F. Baring, A. Belcher (capt.), E. Cameron
University
Back:
R. Anderson, J. Gray, V. Trood
Half-back:
L. Kelly, J. Brake, G. Elliott (capt.)
Centre:
L. Primrose, K. Doig, S. Martin
Half-forward:
C. Willis, L. Little, B. Hurrey
Forward:
D. Gibbs, J. Shelley, D. Cumming
Follower:
D. Greenham, J. West, A. McCracken
Essendon (17.14.116) defeated University (6.6.42).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Kirby (5), L. Armstrong (4), J. Martin (4), P. Shea (3), B. Sewart
University: L. Little (2), D. Greenham, J. Shelley, J. West, C. Willis
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder and University were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Gerald Brosnan
(University)
Captains:
Allan Belcher
(Essendon),
George Elliott
(University)
Vice-Captains:
Lou Armstrong
(Essendon),
unknown
(University)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Murphy
Goal Umpire:
S. Chapman,
J. Keenan
Boundary Umpire:
G. Dykes,
W. 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
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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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||