1912 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1912 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 15 of the 1912 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Alf George captained the hosts. Jack Cooper captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Geoff Moriarty.

Melbourne
A. George (capt.), B. Allen, H. Brereton, J. Bristow, H. Cope, J. Evans, B. Hendrie, H. Joolen, T. Lane, M. Maguire, B. McKenzie, B. Monk, W. Naismith, J. Pearce, T. Politz, H. Purse, H. Tomkins, T. Wellington

Fitzroy
J. Cooper (capt.), F. Bamford, J. Freake, H. Heron, P. Heron, B. Holmes, W. Johnson, G. Lambert, B. Lenne, J. McArthur, H. McLennan, C. Norris, P. Parratt, B. Scott, G. Shaw, T. Strownix, B. Walker, T. Willoughby

Melbourne (6.6.42) were defeated by Fitzroy (6.7.43).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: T. Politz (2), B. Allen, H. Brereton, H. Joolen, M. Maguire
Fitzroy: B. Lenne (2), J. Freake, P. Heron, P. Parratt, T. Willoughby

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 3 August 1912
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 10,033

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 6.6.42 - 6.7.43

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 0 4 . 3 6 . 4 6 . 6 6 . 6 (42)
Fitzroy 2 . 2 5 . 4 6 . 5 6 . 7 6 . 7 (43)
Margin FITZ by 8 FITZ by 7 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Hall (Melbourne), Geoff Moriarty (Fitzroy)
Captains: Alf George (Melbourne), Jack Cooper (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Murphy
Goal Umpire: A. Collis, F. Lucas
Boundary Umpire: B. Davies, G. McCall

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 ?
3 George, Alf (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Hendrie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
27 Joolen, Herb ? ? 1 ?
15 Lane, Tim ? ? 0 ?
30 Maguire, Mick ? ? 1 ?
6 McKenzie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Monk, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
17 Naismith, Wally ? ? 0 ?
19 Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
25 Politz, Ted ? ? 2 ?
23 Purse, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
11 Tomkins, Hedley ? ? 0 ?
31 Wellington, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 6

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Cooper, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Freake, Jim ? ? 1 ?
11 Heron, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
10 Heron, Percy ? ? 1 ?
12 Holmes, Billy ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Wally ? ? 0 ?
15 Lambert, George ? ? 0 ?
17 Lenne, Bert ? ? 2 ?
16 McArthur, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 McLennan, Harold ? ? 0 ?
20 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
21 Parratt, Percy ? ? 1 ?
18 Scott, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Shaw, George ? ? 0 ?
26 Strownix, Tom ? ? 0 ?
24 Walker, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Willoughby, Tom ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 7

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

Score Timeline

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