1912 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1912 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1912 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Charlie Ricketts captained the hosts. Alf George captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by Alec Hall.

South Melbourne
C. Ricketts (capt.), V. Belcher, J. Caldwell, F. Carpenter, L. Charge, B. Deas, G. Deas, B. Franks, T. Grimshaw, A. Hiskins, H. Milne, L. Mortimer, D. Mullaly, L. Rusich, J. Scobie, B. Sloss, M. Tandy, B. Thomas

Melbourne
A. George (capt.), L. Abbott, B. Allen, H. Brereton, J. Bristow, A. Ferguson, J. Fitzpatrick, B. Hendrie, B. Hickey, M. Kennedy, T. Lane, B. McKenzie, B. Monk, W. Naismith, J. Pearce, T. Politz, J. Robertson, H. Tomkins

South Melbourne (6.18.54) defeated Melbourne (3.4.22).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Mortimer (3), B. Deas, D. Mullaly, C. Ricketts
Melbourne: H. Brereton, T. Lane, J. Robertson

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: South Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 11 May 1912
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Melbourne
Score: 6.18.54 - 3.4.22

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 6 3 . 11 3 . 15 6 . 18 6 . 18 (54)
Melbourne 1 . 1 1 . 2 1 . 3 3 . 4 3 . 4 (22)
Margin SMLB by 11 SMLB by 21 SMLB by 24 SMLB by 32 SMLB by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne), Alec Hall (Melbourne)
Captains: Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne), Alf George (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Nugent
Goal Umpire: S. Chapman, F. Sigmont
Boundary Umpire: G. Green, J. Kennedy

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Belcher, Vic ? ? 0 ?
4 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Carpenter, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Charge, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 Deas, Bob ? ? 1 ?
8 Deas, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Franks, Bert ? ? 0 ?
10 Grimshaw, Tom ? ? 0 ?
11 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
13 Milne, Herbert ? ? 0 ?
15 Mortimer, Len ? ? 3 ?
14 Mullaly, Dick ? ? 1 ?
1 Ricketts, Charlie (c) ? ? 1 ?
23 Rusich, Les ? ? 0 ?
19 Scobie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Sloss, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
25 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
20 Thomas, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 18

Melbourne

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

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

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