1912 VFL Round 5: St Kilda v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1912 between St Kilda and South Melbourne during round 5 of the 1912 VFL season. St Kilda hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval. George Morrissey captained the hosts. Charlie Ricketts captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Charlie Ricketts.

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

South Melbourne
C. Ricketts (capt.), V. Belcher, J. Caldwell, F. Carpenter, D. Casey, F. Comer, B. Franks, A. Hiskins, H. Milne, L. Mortimer, D. Mullaly, A. Pentland, L. Rusich, H. Saltau, J. Scobie, B. Sloss, M. Tandy, B. Thomas

St Kilda (5.5.35) were defeated by South Melbourne (7.8.50).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: A. Thomas (2), T. Baxter, V. Cumberland, P. Jory
South Melbourne: F. Carpenter (2), D. Casey (2), L. Mortimer (2), B. Franks

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and South Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: St Kilda v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 25 May 1912
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Junction Oval

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by South Melbourne
Score: 5.5.35 - 7.8.50

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 1 5 . 3 5 . 3 5 . 5 5 . 5 (35)
South Melbourne 0 . 1 1 . 2 3 . 4 7 . 8 7 . 8 (50)
Margin STKL by 12 STKL by 25 STKL by 11 SMLB by 15 SMLB by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (St Kilda), Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne)
Captains: George Morrissey (St Kilda), Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Goal Umpire: P. Devine, J. Jones
Boundary Umpire: J. Doherty, W. Roy

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Baxter, Tom ? ? 1 ?
15 Cave, Bob ? ? 0 ?
13 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 0 ?
6 Cumberland, Vic ? ? 1 ?
21 Dangerfield, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
18 Hanson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
28 Harris, Dick ? ? 0 ?
25 Hattam, Harrie ? ? 0 ?
3 Jory, Percy ? ? 1 ?
2 Lever, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 MacKenzie, Alex ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrissey, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Nehill, Basil ? ? 0 ?
12 Pierce, Bert ? ? 0 ?
27 Schmidt, Billy ? ? 0 ?
5 Sellars, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
9 Thomas, Artie ? ? 2 ?
17 Woodcock, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 5

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Belcher, Vic ? ? 0 ?
4 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Carpenter, Fred ? ? 2 ?
22 Casey, Dick ? ? 2 ?
27 Comer, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Franks, Bert ? ? 1 ?
11 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
13 Milne, Herbert ? ? 0 ?
15 Mortimer, Len ? ? 2 ?
14 Mullaly, Dick ? ? 0 ?
16 Pentland, Alan ? ? 0 ?
1 Ricketts, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
23 Rusich, Les ? ? 0 ?
24 Saltau, Harry ? ? 0 ?
19 Scobie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Sloss, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
25 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
20 Thomas, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 8

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