1912 VFL Round 8: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1912 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 8 of the 1912 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at East Melbourne.
Allan Belcher captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall.
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), F. Baring, L. Bowe, B. Busbridge, F. Caine, E. Cameron, W. Chalmers, D. Hanley, E. Hazel, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, J. Martin, G. McLeod, P. Ogden, F. O'Shea, B. Sewart, B. Walker, L. White
St Kilda
B. Anderson, D. Baird, T. Baxter, A. Best, V. Cumberland, G. Dangerfield, W. Eicke, F. Hanson, D. Harris, P. Jory, H. Lever, P. Lynch, B. Nehill, B. Pierce, B. Schmidt, E. Sellars, A. Thomas, B. Woodcock
Essendon (6.19.55) were defeated by St Kilda (10.6.66).
Goalkickers
Essendon: F. Baring, F. Caine, W. Chalmers, F. Kirkwood, P. Ogden, B. Walker
St Kilda: B. Schmidt (4), A. Best (2), G. Dangerfield, P. Lynch, E. Sellars, B. Woodcock
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 8 June 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 19 | 6 | . | 19 | (55) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | (66) |
| Margin | STKL by 8 | STKL by 20 | STKL by 13 | STKL by 11 | STKL by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Allan Belcher
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
Goal Umpire:
C. Buckley,
W. Little
Boundary Umpire:
J. Kennedy,
L. Stainsby
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Busbridge, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Caine, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Cameron, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Chalmers, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Hanley, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hazel, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kirkwood, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Martin, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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) | 6 | 19 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Anderson, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Baird, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Baxter, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Best, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Cumberland, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Dangerfield, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Eicke, Wels | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hanson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Jory, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Lever, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Lynch, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Nehill, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Pierce, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Schmidt, Billy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Sellars, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Woodcock, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 6 | |||