1912 VFL Season Round 16: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1912 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round sixteen of the 1912 season of the Victorian Football League.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Bill Eason captained the hosts.
In the absence of Charlie Ricketts, vice-captain Vic Belcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Eason and the visitors were coached by Charlie Ricketts.
Geelong (4.8.32) were defeated by South Melbourne (6.15.51).
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
4.8.32 - 6.15.51
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 8 | (32) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| Margin | SMLB by 2 | GEEL by 1 | SMLB by 5 | SMLB by 19 | SMLB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: Bill EasonCoach: Bill Eason
South Melbourne
Captain: Vic Belcher (acting)Coach: Charlie Ricketts
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
A. NosedaGoal Umpires
F. FranksW. Little
Boundary Umpires
G. SandfordL. Stainsby
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Armstrong, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Eason, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fairbairn, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healy, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Martin, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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) | 4 | 8 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Abbott, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Belcher, Vic (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bower, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Caldwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Carpenter, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Casey, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Charge, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Deas, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hiskins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Milne, Herbert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Mortimer, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Mullaly, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Prince, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Rusich, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Saltau, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scobie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sloss, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thomas, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 15 | |||