1912 VFL Round 6: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1912 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1912 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Jack Cooper captained the hosts.
Alf George captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Geoff Moriarty and the visitors were coached by Alec Hall.
Fitzroy
J. Cooper (capt.), F. Abbott, F. Bamford, T. Buist, J. Freake, P. Heron, B. Holmes, C. Hutton, W. Johnson, G. Lambert, B. Laver, B. Lenne, H. McLennan, C. Norris, P. Parratt, B. Walker, T. Wells, T. Willoughby
Melbourne
A. George (capt.), L. Abbott, B. Allen, H. Brereton, J. Bristow, H. Cope, J. Fitzpatrick, B. Francis, B. Hendrie, B. Hickey, M. Kennedy, B. McKenzie, B. Monk, W. Naismith, H. Odgers, T. Politz, H. Purse, H. Tomkins
Fitzroy (11.12.78) defeated Melbourne (10.6.66).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Freake (3), F. Abbott (2), P. Heron (2), B. Holmes (2), P. Parratt (2)
Melbourne: H. Brereton (5), B. Monk (2), B. Hendrie, T. Politz, H. Tomkins
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 June 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | (66) |
| Margin | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 25 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Geoff Moriarty
(Fitzroy),
Alec Hall
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Cooper
(Fitzroy),
Alf George
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Murphy
Goal Umpire:
P. Devine,
J. Keenan
Boundary Umpire:
B. Davies,
G. Green
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Abbott, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Bamford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Buist, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Heron, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Holmes, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Hutton, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Lambert, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Laver, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLennan, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Norris, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wells, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Willoughby, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Abbott, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Bristow, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Cope, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Fitzpatrick, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Francis, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | George, Alf (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hendrie, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Kennedy, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Naismith, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Odgers, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Politz, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Purse, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Tomkins, Hedley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 6 | |||