1912 VFL Round 4: University v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1912 between University and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1912 VFL season. University hosted St Kilda at MCG. George Elliott captained the hosts. George Morrissey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gerald Brosnan.

University
G. Elliott (capt.), J. Brake, K. Doig, D. Gibbs, J. Gray, D. Greenham, B. Hurrey, L. Kelly, L. Little, K. MacLeod, S. Martin, A. McCracken, R. Park, L. Primrose, J. Robinson, J. Shelley, V. Trood, C. Willis

St Kilda
G. Morrissey (capt.), T. Baxter, V. Cumberland, G. Dangerfield, W. Eicke, F. Hanson, D. Harris, H. Hattam, P. Jory, H. Lever, P. Martyn, B. Nehill, B. Pierce, H. Plowman, B. Schmidt, E. Sellars, A. Thomas, B. Woodcock

University (3.13.31) were defeated by St Kilda (7.14.56).

Goalkickers
University: A. McCracken, R. Park, J. Shelley
St Kilda: E. Sellars (3), A. Thomas (2), V. Cumberland, P. Jory

As a result of this match, University remained 9th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: University v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 18 May 1912
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 8,223

Match Results

Outcome: University def. by St Kilda
Score: 3.13.31 - 7.14.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
University 1 . 3 1 . 8 1 . 12 3 . 13 3 . 13 (31)
St Kilda 0 . 4 2 . 7 4 . 10 7 . 14 7 . 14 (56)
Margin UNIV by 5 STKL by 5 STKL by 16 STKL by 25 STKL by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gerald Brosnan (University), unknown (St Kilda)
Captains: George Elliott (University), George Morrissey (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Vernon
Goal Umpire: A. Collis, P. Devine
Boundary Umpire: J. Doherty, W. Ince

Player Statistics

University

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

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Baxter, Tom ? ? 0 ?
6 Cumberland, Vic ? ? 1 ?
21 Dangerfield, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
4 Eicke, Wels ? ? 0 ?
18 Hanson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
28 Harris, Dick ? ? 0 ?
25 Hattam, Harrie ? ? 0 ?
3 Jory, Percy ? ? 1 ?
2 Lever, Harry ? ? 0 ?
16 Martyn, Percy ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrissey, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Nehill, Basil ? ? 0 ?
12 Pierce, Bert ? ? 0 ?
11 Plowman, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
27 Schmidt, Billy ? ? 0 ?
5 Sellars, Ernie ? ? 3 ?
9 Thomas, Artie ? ? 2 ?
17 Woodcock, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 14

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