1912 VFL Season Round 15: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1912 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round fifteen of the 1912 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the 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 (6.6.42) were defeated by Fitzroy (6.7.43).
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
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
Melbourne
Captain: Alf GeorgeCoach: Alec Hall
Fitzroy
Captain: Jack CooperCoach: Geoff Moriarty
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
J. MurphyGoal Umpires
A. CollisF. Lucas
Boundary Umpires
B. DaviesG. 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, Paddy | ? | ? | 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 50sScore Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | ?.0.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | ||
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| ?.0.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| 1.0.6 | - | 2.2.14 | ??:?? | |||
| Q2 | ?.?.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | ||
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| ?.?.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| 4.3.27 | - | 5.4.34 | ??:?? | |||
| Q3 | ?.?.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| ?.?.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| ?.?.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| ?.?.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| 6.4.40 | - | 6.5.41 | ??:?? | |||
| Q4 | unknown behind | 6.?.? | - | 6.?.? | ??:?? | |
| unknown behind | 6.?.? | - | 6.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| unknown behind | 6.?.? | - | 6.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| unknown behind | 6.6.42 | - | 6.7.43 | ??:?? | ||