1912 VFL Season Round 2: University v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1912 between University and Melbourne during round two of the 1912 season of the Victorian Football League. University hosted Melbourne at the MCG. George Elliott captained the hosts. Alf George captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gerald Brosnan and the visitors were coached by Alec Hall.

University (8.12.60) were defeated by Melbourne (10.8.68).

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: University v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 4 May 1912
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 3,708

Match Results

Outcome: University def. by Melbourne
Score: 8.12.60 - 10.8.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
University 3 . 3 3 . 8 5 . 8 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Melbourne 4 . 1 6 . 4 9 . 7 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Margin MELB by 4 MELB by 14 MELB by 23 MELB by 8 MELB by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

University

Captain: George Elliott
Coach: Gerald Brosnan

Melbourne

Captain: Alf George
Coach: Alec Hall

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. James

Goal Umpires

C. Buckley
P. Devine

Boundary Umpires

J. Doherty
G. Green

Player Statistics

University

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Brake, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Cumming, Dave ? ? 2 ?
4 Doig, Keith ? ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
6 Gibbs, Dick ? ? 0 ?
7 Gray, Jack ? ? 1 ?
8 Greenham, Dave ? ? 0 ?
11 Hurrey, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Kelly, Lester ? ? 0 ?
13 Little, Leo ? ? 1 ?
16 MacLeod, Ken ? ? 0 ?
15 McCracken, Allan ? ? 1 ?
18 Primrose, Les ? ? 0 ?
19 Shelley, Joe ? ? 2 ?
21 Trood, Vic ? ? 0 ?
22 Walker, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 West, Jack ? ? 1 ?
24 Willis, Carl ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 12

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Abbott, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
1 Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Brereton, Harry ? ? 3 ?
14 Bristow, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Fitzpatrick, Jim ? ? 0 ?
13 Francis, Bert ? ? 1 ?
3 George, Alf (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Harris, Frank ? ? 0 ?
5 Hendrie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Hickey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
15 Lane, Tim ? ? 2 ?
6 McKenzie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Monk, Bobby ? ? 1 ?
17 Naismith, Wally ? ? 0 ?
19 Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
25 Politz, Ted ? ? 2 ?
10 Robertson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Tomkins, Hedley ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 8

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 50s