1912 VFL Round 7: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1912 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 7 of the 1912 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Charlie Ricketts captained the hosts.
Bill Eason captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by Bill Eason.
South Melbourne
C. Ricketts (capt.), V. Belcher, G. Bower, J. Caldwell, D. Casey, L. Charge, B. Franks, A. Hiskins, H. Milne, L. Mortimer, D. Mullaly, A. Pentland, L. Rusich, H. Saltau, J. Scobie, B. Sloss, M. Tandy, B. Thomas
Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), C. Armstrong, L. Armstrong, B. Dalton, A. Eason, L. Fairbairn, N. Freeman, J. Gray, L. Healy, G. Heinz, H. Marsham, L. Martin, P. Martini, B. Orchard, L. Pender, B. Schofield, J. Slater, J. Watt
South Melbourne (13.15.93) defeated Geelong (8.13.61).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Mortimer (5), L. Charge (3), B. Sloss (3), B. Franks, A. Hiskins
Geelong: P. Martini (4), B. Eason, L. Healy, L. Martin, B. Orchard
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Monday 3 June 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
13.15.93 - 8.13.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Margin | SMLB by 1 | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 36 | SMLB by 32 | SMLB by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Ricketts
(South Melbourne),
Bill Eason
(Geelong)
Captains:
Charlie Ricketts
(South Melbourne),
Bill Eason
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
F. Lucas,
F. Sigmont
Boundary Umpire:
J. Doherty,
G. Green
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Belcher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bower, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Caldwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Casey, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Charge, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Franks, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hiskins, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Milne, Herbert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mortimer, Len | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thomas, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 15 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Armstrong, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dalton, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Eason, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fairbairn, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freeman, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healy, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Martin, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Orchard, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Pender, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Schofield, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Slater, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 13 | |||