1912 VFL Round 17: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1912 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 17 of the 1912 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Allan Belcher captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.
St Kilda
D. Baird, A. Best, H. Booth, T. Burns, H. Colquhoun, V. Cumberland, J. Doolan, G. Ebbott, W. Eicke, F. Hanson, H. Hattam, H. Lever, P. Lynch, B. Nehill, B. Pierce, E. Sellars, A. Thomas, B. Woodcock
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), L. Armstrong, F. Baring, E. Bickford, L. Bowe, F. Caine, E. Cameron, W. Chalmers, B. Griffith, D. Hanley, B. Harvey, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, T. McDonald, J. O'Brien, F. O'Shea, P. Shea, B. Walker
St Kilda (15.18.108) defeated Essendon (7.8.50).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: E. Sellars (5), A. Best (3), G. Ebbott (2), W. Eicke (2), D. Baird, V. Cumberland, B. Woodcock
Essendon: E. Cameron (2), B. Walker (2), F. Caine, B. Harvey, P. Shea
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 18 | 15 | . | 18 | (108) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Margin | STKL by 22 | STKL by 11 | STKL by 45 | STKL by 58 | STKL by 58 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Jack Worrall
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Allan Belcher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Clarke
Goal Umpire:
C. Buckley,
J. Lucas
Boundary Umpire:
W. Roy,
L. Stainsby
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baird, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Best, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Booth, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Colquhoun, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 6 | Cumberland, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Doolan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Ebbott, Gil | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| 4 | Eicke, Wels | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Hanson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hattam, Harrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Lever, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Lynch, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Nehill, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Pierce, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Sellars, Ernie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Woodcock, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 18 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Armstrong, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Bickford, Edric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Caine, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Cameron, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Chalmers, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Griffith, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hanley, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Harvey, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kirkwood, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McDonald, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Shea, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 8 | |||