1912 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1912 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1912 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Alf George captained the hosts.
Jock McHale captained the visitors with Jim Sharp as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
Back:
W. Naismith, J. Pearce, B. Hickey
Half-back:
F. Harris, M. Kennedy, J. Bristow
Centre:
J. Robertson, J. Fitzpatrick, B. McKenzie
Half-forward:
B. Allen, T. Lane, H. Brereton
Forward:
T. Politz, B. Francis, B. Monk
Follower:
A. George (capt.), B. Hendrie, H. Tomkins
Collingwood
Back:
D. Minogue, T. Rowell, J. Green
Half-back:
J. Sadler, J. Sharp (vice-capt.), A. Mutch
Centre:
J. Jackson, J. McHale (capt.), P. Gibb
Half-forward:
L. Gibb, D. Ryan, G. Anderson
Forward:
V. Jackson, P. Gilchrist, C. Laxton
Follower:
L. Hughes, J. Lowe, P. Wilson
Melbourne (9.14.68) defeated Collingwood (5.9.39).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Brereton (5), T. Lane (2), B. Hendrie, B. Monk
Collingwood: P. Gilchrist, V. Jackson, J. Lowe, D. Minogue, T. Rowell
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder and Collingwood were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
10,585
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
9.14.68 - 5.9.39
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Margin | MELB by 11 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 28 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 29 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Hall
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Alf George
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Jim Sharp
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
J. Jones,
M. Minahan
Boundary Umpire:
B. Bremner,
F. Winslow
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Allen, Bill | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Brereton, Harry | HFFR | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Bristow, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Fitzpatrick, Jim | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Francis, Bert | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | George, Alf (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harris, Frank | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hendrie, Bill | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Kennedy, Mal | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Lane, Tim | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | McKenzie, Bill | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Monk, Bobby | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Naismith, Wally | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pearce, Joe | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Politz, Ted | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Robertson, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Tomkins, Hedley | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
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| Total (18 players) | 9 | 14 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Anderson, George | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Gibb, Len | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Gibb, Percy | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gilchrist, Paddy | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Green, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hughes, Les | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Jackson, Jim | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jackson, Victor | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Laxton, Charlie | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lowe, Jack | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | McHale, Jock (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Minogue, Dan | BPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Mutch, Alec | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rowell, Ted | FB | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Ryan, Dave | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sadler, Jim | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Sharp, Jim (vc) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Percy | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 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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| 15 | D. Minogue | 18 | T. Rowell | 4 | J. Green | 3 | A. George (c) |
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| 9 | B. Monk | 13 | B. Francis | 25 | T. Politz | 5 | B. Hendrie |
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| 21 | J. Sadler | 22 | J. Sharp (vc) | 14 | A. Mutch |
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| 2 | H. Brereton | 15 | T. Lane | 1 | B. Allen |
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| 8 | J. Jackson | 16 | J. McHale (c) | 2 | P. Gibb |
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| 6 | B. McKenzie | 4 | J. Fitzpatrick | 10 | J. Robertson | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
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| HALF-FORWARD | 12 | J. Lowe |
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| 5 | L. Gibb | 19 | D. Ryan | 1 | G. Anderson | 24 | P. Wilson |
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| 14 | J. Bristow | 12 | M. Kennedy | 8 | F. Harris |
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| 9 | V. Jackson | 3 | P. Gilchrist | 13 | C. Laxton |
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| 7 | B. Hickey | 19 | J. Pearce | 17 | W. Naismith |
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