1912 VFL Round 3: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1912 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 3 of the 1912 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval.
Jack Cooper captained the hosts.
Bill Eason captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Geoff Moriarty and the visitors were coached by Bill Eason.
Fitzroy
J. Cooper (capt.), F. Bamford, T. Buist, J. Freake, H. Heron, P. Heron, B. Holmes, C. Hutton, W. Johnson, G. Lambert, B. Lenne, H. McLennan, P. Parratt, B. Rahilly, G. Shaw, T. Strownix, B. Walker, T. Willoughby
Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), C. Armstrong, L. Armstrong, R. Brownlees, B. Dalton, A. Eason, N. Freeman, J. Gray, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, H. Marsham, L. Martin, P. Martini, B. Orchard, B. Rankin, J. Slater, J. Watt
Fitzroy (7.14.56) defeated Geelong (5.6.36).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Freake (3), H. Heron, W. Johnson, H. McLennan, B. Rahilly
Geelong: P. Martini (3), A. Eason, G. Heinz
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | (36) |
| Margin | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 1 | FITZ by 17 | FITZ by 20 | FITZ by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Geoff Moriarty
(Fitzroy),
Bill Eason
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jack Cooper
(Fitzroy),
Bill Eason
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Pierce
Goal Umpire:
J. Keenan,
W. Little
Boundary Umpire:
J. Doherty,
J. Dwyer
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bamford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Buist, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Heron, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Heron, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Holmes, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Hutton, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Lambert, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLennan, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rahilly, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Shaw, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Strownix, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Willoughby, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 14 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Armstrong, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dalton, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Eason, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freeman, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healy, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Martin, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Orchard, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Slater, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 6 | |||