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.
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, 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)
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 | 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 | 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 | ||||||||||||||