1912 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1912 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1912 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Bill Eason captained the hosts.
Alf George captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Eason and the visitors were coached by Alec Hall.
Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), 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, L. Pender, B. Schofield, J. Slater, J. Watt
Melbourne
A. George (capt.), L. Abbott, B. Allen, H. Brereton, J. Bristow, A. Ferguson, J. Fitzpatrick, B. Flintoft, B. Hendrie, M. Kennedy, T. Lane, B. McKenzie, B. Monk, W. Naismith, H. Odgers, J. Pearce, T. Politz, H. Tomkins
Geelong (11.12.78) defeated Melbourne (5.5.35).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Martini (3), A. Eason (2), G. Heinz (2), B. Schofield (2), B. Orchard, J. Slater
Melbourne: H. Brereton (2), B. Allen, B. Flintoft, T. Politz
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | (35) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 29 | GEEL by 31 | GEEL by 43 | GEEL by 43 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Eason
(Geelong),
Alec Hall
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Eason
(Geelong),
Alf George
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
Goal Umpire:
C. Buckley,
J. Lucas
Boundary Umpire:
G. Sandford,
M. Shelly
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dalton, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Eason, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freeman, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healy, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Martin, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Orchard, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Pender, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Schofield, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Slater, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Abbott, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Bristow, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ferguson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Fitzpatrick, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Flintoft, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | George, Alf (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hendrie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Kennedy, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Lane, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Naismith, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Odgers, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Politz, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Tomkins, Hedley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 5 | |||