1912 VFL Season Round 4: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1912 between Geelong and Melbourne during round four of the 1912 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (11.12.78) defeated Melbourne (5.5.35).
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
Geelong
Captain: Bill EasonCoach: Bill Eason
Melbourne
Captain: Alf GeorgeCoach: Alec Hall
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
A. NordenGoal Umpires
C. BuckleyJ. Lucas
Boundary Umpires
G. SandfordM. 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 | |||