1912 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1912 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 13 of the 1912 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at 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
A. George (capt.), B. Allen, H. Brereton, J. Bristow, H. Cope, J. Evans, J. Fitzpatrick, B. Hendrie, H. Joolen, T. Lane, M. Maguire, B. McKenzie, B. Monk, W. Naismith, J. Pearce, T. Politz, H. Purse, H. Tomkins
Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), C. Armstrong, L. Armstrong, R. Brownlees, B. Collins, A. Eason, N. Freeman, D. Grigg, G. Heinz, H. Marsham, L. Martin, P. Martini, B. Orchard, L. Pender, P. Scown, J. Slater, J. Watt, E. Webber
Melbourne (7.12.54) defeated Geelong (5.13.43).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Joolen (2), B. Allen, H. Brereton, B. McKenzie, T. Politz, H. Tomkins
Geelong: L. Martin (2), P. Martini (2), G. Heinz
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Alec Hall
(Melbourne),
Bill Eason
(Geelong)
Captains:
Alf George
(Melbourne),
Bill Eason
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Clarke
Goal Umpire:
S. Chapman,
W. Little
Boundary Umpire:
B. Davies,
W. 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 | |||