1912 VFL Round 14: South Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1912 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 14 of the 1912 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval. George Morrissey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts.

South Melbourne
L. Abbott, 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

St Kilda
G. Morrissey (capt.), B. Anderson, D. Baird, A. Best, V. Cumberland, G. Dangerfield, J. Doolan, W. Eicke, F. Hanson, D. Harris, H. Hattam, H. Lever, P. Lynch, B. Pierce, B. Schmidt, E. Sellars, A. Thomas, B. Woodcock

South Melbourne (14.7.91) defeated St Kilda (7.18.60).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: D. Casey (5), F. Carpenter (2), B. Franks (2), L. Mortimer (2), V. Belcher, L. Rusich, B. Sloss
St Kilda: A. Best (2), D. Baird, W. Eicke, B. Schmidt, A. Thomas, B. Woodcock

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: South Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 27 July 1912
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 14.7.91 - 7.18.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 5 . 1 9 . 4 11 . 5 14 . 7 14 . 7 (91)
St Kilda 2 . 4 3 . 10 7 . 16 7 . 18 7 . 18 (60)
Margin SMLB by 15 SMLB by 30 SMLB by 13 SMLB by 31 SMLB by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne), unknown (St Kilda)
Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), George Morrissey (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Noseda
Goal Umpire: S. Chapman, J. Lucas
Boundary Umpire: J. Dwyer, B. McNamara

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Abbott, Les ? ? 0 ?
2 Belcher, Vic ? ? 1 ?
3 Bower, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Carpenter, Fred ? ? 2 ?
22 Casey, Dick ? ? 5 ?
5 Charge, Les ? ? 0 ?
9 Franks, Bert ? ? 2 ?
11 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
13 Milne, Herbert ? ? 0 ?
15 Mortimer, Len ? ? 2 ?
14 Mullaly, Dick ? ? 0 ?
17 Prince, Joe ? ? 0 ?
23 Rusich, Les ? ? 1 ?
24 Saltau, Harry ? ? 0 ?
19 Scobie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Sloss, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
20 Thomas, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 7

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Anderson, Billy ? ? 0 ?
14 Baird, Des ? ? 1 ?
7 Best, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
6 Cumberland, Vic ? ? 0 ?
21 Dangerfield, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
26 Doolan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Eicke, Wels ? ? 1 ?
18 Hanson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
28 Harris, Dick ? ? 0 ?
25 Hattam, Harrie ? ? 0 ?
2 Lever, Harry ? ? 0 ?
30 Lynch, Phil ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrissey, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Pierce, Bert ? ? 0 ?
27 Schmidt, Billy ? ? 1 ?
5 Sellars, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
9 Thomas, Artie ? ? 1 ?
17 Woodcock, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 18

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s