1912 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1912 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 7 of the 1912 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Alf George captained the hosts.
Allan Belcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.
Melbourne
A. George (capt.), B. Allen, H. Brereton, J. Bristow, H. Cope, J. Fitzpatrick, B. Francis, B. Hendrie, H. Joolen, M. Kennedy, J. Leith, B. McKenzie, B. Monk, W. Naismith, B. Nolan, T. Politz, H. Purse, H. Tomkins
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), B. Armstrong, L. Armstrong, F. Baring, L. Bowe, B. Busbridge, F. Caine, E. Cameron, W. Chalmers, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, J. Martin, G. McLeod, P. Ogden, F. O'Shea, B. Sewart, B. Walker, L. White
Melbourne (8.6.54) were defeated by Essendon (16.12.108).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Brereton (4), B. Allen (2), H. Joolen, B. Monk
Essendon: J. Kirby (5), E. Cameron (3), J. Martin (3), L. Armstrong, F. Caine, D. Hanley, P. Ogden, B. Walker
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Monday 3 June 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
12,085
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | (54) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| Margin | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 54 | ESSE by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Hall
(Melbourne),
Jack Worrall
(Essendon)
Captains:
Alf George
(Melbourne),
Allan Belcher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Murphy
Goal Umpire:
C. Buckley,
F. Franks
Boundary Umpire:
B. Davies,
W. Roy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Bristow, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Cope, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Fitzpatrick, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Francis, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | George, Alf (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hendrie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Joolen, Herb | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Kennedy, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 6 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Naismith, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Nolan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Politz, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Purse, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Tomkins, Hedley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 6 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Armstrong, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Armstrong, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Busbridge, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Caine, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Cameron, Ernie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Chalmers, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hanley, Dan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 12 | Martin, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | McLeod, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | O'Shea, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | White, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 12 | |||