1912 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1912 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1912 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Charlie Ricketts captained the hosts.
Jack Cooper captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by Geoff Moriarty.
South Melbourne
Back:
J. Walsh, B. Franks, T. Grimshaw
Half-back:
A. Hiskins, B. Thomas, J. Scobie
Centre:
J. Caldwell, G. Bower, J. Prince
Half-forward:
C. Ricketts (capt.), H. Milne, B. Deas
Forward:
F. Carpenter, L. Mortimer, L. Charge
Follower:
V. Belcher, B. Sloss, D. Mullaly
Fitzroy
Back:
C. Norris, B. Lenne, B. Walker
Half-back:
F. Bamford, W. Johnson, J. Cooper (capt.)
Centre:
G. Lambert, H. McLennan, T. Buist
Half-forward:
C. Dall, T. Willoughby, P. Parratt
Forward:
F. Lamont, B. Campbell, J. Freake
Follower:
C. Hutton, B. Rahilly, G. Shaw
South Melbourne (7.5.47) defeated Fitzroy (4.10.34).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: F. Carpenter (2), L. Charge (2), L. Mortimer (2), A. Hiskins
Fitzroy: J. Freake (2), P. Parratt (2)
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
7.5.47 - 4.10.34
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 5 | (47) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 10 | (34) |
| Margin | SMLB by 15 | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 13 | SMLB by 13 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Ricketts
(South Melbourne),
Geoff Moriarty
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Charlie Ricketts
(South Melbourne),
Jack Cooper
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Pierce
Goal Umpire:
W. Little,
J. Lucas
Boundary Umpire:
J. Doherty,
G. Green
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Belcher, Vic | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bower, George | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Caldwell, Jim | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Carpenter, Fred | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Charge, Les | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Deas, Bob | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Franks, Bert | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Grimshaw, Tom | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hiskins, Arthur | HBFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Milne, Herbert | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mortimer, Len | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Mullaly, Dick | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Prince, Joe | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Ricketts, Charlie (c) | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scobie, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sloss, Bruce | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thomas, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walsh, Jack | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 5 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Bamford, Fred | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Buist, Teddy | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Campbell, Bruce | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, Jack (c) | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dall, Clarrie | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Freake, Jim | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Hutton, Cliff | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Wally | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Lambert, George | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lamont, Frank | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lenne, Bert | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLennan, Harold | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Norris, Charlie | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Parratt, Percy | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Rahilly, Bob | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Shaw, George | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Walker, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Willoughby, Tom | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 10 | |||
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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| 20 | C. Norris | 17 | B. Lenne | 24 | B. Walker | 2 | V. Belcher |
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| 5 | L. Charge | 15 | L. Mortimer | 6 | F. Carpenter | 18 | B. Sloss |
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| 1 | F. Bamford | 14 | W. Johnson | 5 | J. Cooper (c) |
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| 7 | B. Deas | 13 | H. Milne | 1 | C. Ricketts (c) |
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| 15 | G. Lambert | 19 | H. McLennan | 2 | T. Buist |
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| 17 | J. Prince | 3 | G. Bower | 4 | J. Caldwell | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
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| HALF-FORWARD | 22 | B. Rahilly |
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| 6 | C. Dall | 25 | T. Willoughby | 21 | P. Parratt | 23 | G. Shaw |
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| 19 | J. Scobie | 20 | B. Thomas | 11 | A. Hiskins |
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| 16 | F. Lamont | 3 | B. Campbell | 8 | J. Freake |
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| 10 | T. Grimshaw | 9 | B. Franks | 21 | J. Walsh |
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| Fitzroy | Coach: Geoff Moriarty | ||||||||||||||