1912 VFL 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 16 of the 1912 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Bill Eason captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Bill Eason and the visitors were coached by Charlie Ricketts.
Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), C. Armstrong, L. Armstrong, R. Brownlees, A. Eason, L. Fairbairn, J. Gray, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, H. Marsham, L. Martin, B. Orchard, L. Pender, P. Scown, J. Slater, J. Watt, E. Webber
South Melbourne
L. Abbott, V. Belcher, G. Bower, J. Caldwell, F. Carpenter, D. Casey, L. Charge, B. Deas, A. Hiskins, H. Milne, L. Mortimer, D. Mullaly, J. Prince, L. Rusich, H. Saltau, J. Scobie, B. Sloss, B. Thomas
Geelong (4.8.32) were defeated by South Melbourne (6.15.51).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Gray (2), A. Eason, G. Heinz
South Melbourne: F. Carpenter (2), L. Mortimer (2), D. Casey, H. Milne
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 4th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Bill Eason
(Geelong),
Charlie Ricketts
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Eason
(Geelong),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Noseda
Goal Umpire:
F. Franks,
W. Little
Boundary Umpire:
G. Sandford,
L. 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 | ? | ? | 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 | |||