1912 VFL Season Round 13: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1912 between Melbourne and Geelong during round thirteen of the 1912 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at the MCG.
Alf George captained the hosts.
Bill Eason captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Bill Eason.
Melbourne (7.12.54) defeated Geelong (5.13.43).
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 20 July 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
4,160
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 13 | (43) |
| Margin | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 5 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Alf GeorgeCoach: Alec Hall
Geelong
Captain: Bill EasonCoach: Bill Eason
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
E. ClarkeGoal Umpires
S. ChapmanW. Little
Boundary Umpires
B. DaviesW. Roy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Bristow, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Cope, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Fitzpatrick, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | George, Alf (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hendrie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Joolen, Herb | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Lane, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Maguire, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Naismith, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Politz, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Purse, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Tomkins, Hedley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 12 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Armstrong, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Collins, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Eason, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freeman, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Martin, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Orchard, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Pender, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scown, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Slater, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Webber, Edmund | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 13 | |||