1912 VFL Round 17: South Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1912 between South Melbourne and Carlton during round 17 of the 1912 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Carlton at Lakeside Oval. Charlie Ricketts captained the hosts. Billy Dick captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.

South Melbourne
C. Ricketts (capt.), V. Belcher, J. Caldwell, F. Carpenter, D. Casey, L. Charge, B. Deas, B. Franks, A. Hiskins, H. Milne, L. Mortimer, L. Rusich, H. Saltau, J. Scobie, B. Sloss, M. Tandy, B. Thomas, J. Walsh

Carlton
B. Dick (capt.), A. Barningham, G. Bruce, G. Challis, T. Clancy, E. Cochran, A. Ford, V. Gardiner, D. Gillespie, H. Haughton, B. Johnson, J. Marchbank, A. McDonald, R. McGregor, P. Mills, R. Moran, V. Valentine, A. Wilson

South Melbourne (6.10.46) were defeated by Carlton (7.10.52).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Mortimer (2), F. Carpenter, B. Franks, H. Milne, C. Ricketts
Carlton: V. Gardiner (3), A. McDonald, R. Moran, V. Valentine, A. Wilson

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: South Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 24 August 1912
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 6.10.46 - 7.10.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 3 3 . 6 4 . 7 6 . 10 6 . 10 (46)
Carlton 2 . 5 3 . 7 5 . 8 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Margin CARL by 8 CARL by 1 CARL by 7 CARL by 6 CARL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne), Norm Clark (Carlton)
Captains: Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne), Billy Dick (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Noseda
Goal Umpire: S. Chapman, J. Jones
Boundary Umpire: L. Holland, B. McNamara

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Belcher, Vic ? ? 0 ?
4 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Carpenter, Fred ? ? 1 ?
22 Casey, Dick ? ? 0 ?
5 Charge, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 Deas, Bob ? ? 0 ?
9 Franks, Bert ? ? 1 ?
11 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
13 Milne, Herbert ? ? 1 ?
15 Mortimer, Len ? ? 2 ?
1 Ricketts, Charlie (c) ? ? 1 ?
23 Rusich, Les ? ? 0 ?
24 Saltau, Harry ? ? 0 ?
19 Scobie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Sloss, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
25 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
20 Thomas, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Walsh, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 10

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Barningham, Alex ? ? 0 ?
19 Bruce, George ? ? 0 ?
5 Challis, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Clancy, Tom ? ? 0 ?
27 Cochran, Eric ? ? 0 ?
18 Dick, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
28 Ford, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
13 Gardiner, Vin ? ? 3 ?
30 Gillespie, Doug ? ? 0 ?
26 Haughton, Harry ? ? 0 ?
29 Johnson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
15 Marchbank, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 McDonald, Andy ? ? 1 ?
11 McGregor, Rod ? ? 0 ?
24 Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
7 Moran, Richard ? ? 1 ?
6 Valentine, Viv ? ? 1 ?
23 Wilson, Archie ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 10

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