1912 VFL Round 15: Collingwood v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1912 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 15 of the 1912 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park. Jock McHale captained the hosts. Bill Eason captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Bill Eason.

Collingwood
J. McHale (capt.), G. Anderson, T. Cockram, P. Gibb, P. Gilchrist, R. Gray, J. Green, L. Hughes, J. Jackson, C. Laxton, D. Minogue, A. Mutch, T. Prendergast, P. Rowan, T. Rowell, D. Ryan, J. Sadler, J. Shorten

Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), L. Armstrong, R. Brownlees, B. Collins, A. Eason, N. Freeman, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, H. Marsham, L. Martin, T. McLean, B. Orchard, L. Pender, P. Scown, J. Slater, J. Watt, E. Webber

Collingwood (7.15.57) defeated Geelong (6.8.44).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: L. Hughes (2), P. Gilchrist, R. Gray, C. Laxton, D. Minogue, D. Ryan
Geelong: A. Eason (2), B. Eason (2), J. Watt, E. Webber

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Collingwood v Geelong
Date: Saturday 3 August 1912
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Geelong
Score: 7.15.57 - 6.8.44

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 0 . 2 3 . 4 4 . 8 7 . 15 7 . 15 (57)
Geelong 2 . 2 3 . 3 5 . 6 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Margin GEEL by 12 COLL by 1 GEEL by 4 COLL by 13 COLL by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Bill Eason (Geelong)
Captains: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Bill Eason (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Nugent
Goal Umpire: C. Buckley, F. Sigmont
Boundary Umpire: J. Doherty, W. Ince

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Cockram, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
2 Gibb, Percy ? ? 0 ?
3 Gilchrist, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
6 Gray, Roy ? ? 1 ?
4 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hughes, Les ? ? 2 ?
8 Jackson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
13 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
16 McHale, Jock (c) ? ? 0 ?
15 Minogue, Dan ? ? 1 ?
14 Mutch, Alec ? ? 0 ?
17 Prendergast, Ted ? ? 0 ?
20 Rowan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
18 Rowell, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Ryan, Dave ? ? 1 ?
21 Sadler, Jim ? ? 0 ?
29 Shorten, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 15

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
3 Brownlees, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
26 Collins, Basil ? ? 0 ?
7 Eason, Alec ? ? 2 ?
6 Eason, Bill (c) ? ? 2 ?
9 Freeman, Neil ? ? 0 ?
10 Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
12 Healy, Leo ? ? 0 ?
13 Heinz, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Marsham, Harry ? ? 0 ?
16 Martin, Len ? ? 0 ?
27 McLean, Ted ? ? 0 ?
17 Orchard, Billy ? ? 0 ?
22 Pender, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
25 Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
19 Slater, Joe ? ? 0 ?
20 Watt, Jack ? ? 1 ?
4 Webber, Edmund ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 8

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