1912 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1912 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 12 of the 1912 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Alf George captained the hosts.
Charlie Ricketts captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Charlie Ricketts.
Melbourne
A. George (capt.), B. Allen, H. Brereton, J. Bristow, J. Evans, J. Fitzpatrick, B. Hendrie, H. Joolen, M. Maguire, B. McKenzie, B. Monk, W. Naismith, J. Pearce, T. Politz, H. Purse, J. Strong, W. Sykes, H. Tomkins
South Melbourne
C. Ricketts (capt.), V. Belcher, G. Bower, J. Caldwell, F. Carpenter, D. Casey, L. Charge, B. Franks, A. Hiskins, H. Milne, L. Mortimer, D. Mullaly, J. Prince, L. Rusich, H. Saltau, J. Scobie, B. Sloss, B. Thomas
Melbourne (0.8.8) were defeated by South Melbourne (13.8.86).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Mortimer (5), F. Carpenter (3), B. Franks (2), C. Ricketts (2), L. Rusich
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 13 July 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
4,883
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
0.8.8 - 13.8.86
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 0 | . | 6 | 0 | . | 7 | 0 | . | 8 | 0 | . | 8 | (8) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | (86) |
| Margin | SMLB by 23 | SMLB by 39 | SMLB by 69 | SMLB by 78 | SMLB by 78 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Hall
(Melbourne),
Charlie Ricketts
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Alf George
(Melbourne),
Charlie Ricketts
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Nugent
Goal Umpire:
A. Collis,
W. Little
Boundary Umpire:
B. Davies,
L. Stainsby
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Bristow, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Fitzpatrick, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | George, Alf (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hendrie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Joolen, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Maguire, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Naismith, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Politz, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Purse, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Strong, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Sykes, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Tomkins, Hedley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 0 | 8 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Belcher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bower, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Caldwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Carpenter, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Casey, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Charge, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Franks, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Hiskins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Milne, Herbert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mortimer, Len | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Mullaly, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Prince, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Ricketts, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Rusich, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Saltau, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scobie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sloss, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thomas, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 8 | |||