1912 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1912 between Essendon and Geelong during round 5 of the 1912 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at East Melbourne.
Allan Belcher captained the hosts.
Bill Eason captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Bill Eason.
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), B. Armstrong, F. Baring, L. Bowe, B. Busbridge, F. Caine, E. Cameron, W. Chalmers, D. Hanley, B. Harvey, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, J. Martin, D. Monteith, P. Ogden, F. O'Shea, B. Sewart, L. White
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
Essendon (7.7.49) were defeated by Geelong (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
Essendon: F. Baring (2), E. Cameron (2), J. Kirby (2), B. Harvey
Geelong: P. Martini (2), B. Orchard (2), B. Schofield, J. Slater, J. Watt
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | (49) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Bill Eason
(Geelong)
Captains:
Allan Belcher
(Essendon),
Bill Eason
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
Goal Umpire:
J. Lucas,
F. Sigmont
Boundary Umpire:
J. Kennedy,
F. Pierce
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Armstrong, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Busbridge, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Caine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cameron, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Chalmers, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hanley, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Harvey, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kirkwood, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Martin, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Monteith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Shea, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | White, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 7 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dalton, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Eason, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freeman, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healy, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Martin, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Orchard, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Pender, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Schofield, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Slater, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 10 | |||