1912 VFL Round 17: University v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1912 between University and Geelong during round 17 of the 1912 VFL season. University hosted Geelong at MCG. George Elliott captained the hosts. Bill Eason captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gerald Brosnan and the visitors were coached by Bill Eason.

University
G. Elliott (capt.), J. Brake, T. Cordner, B. Denehy, K. Doig, J. Doubleday, J. Gray, D. Greenham, B. Hurrey, L. Kelly, E. Kneen, L. Little, S. Martin, R. Park, L. Primrose, V. Trood, J. West, C. Willis

Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), C. Armstrong, L. Armstrong, R. Brownlees, A. Eason, L. Fairbairn, N. Freeman, J. Gray, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, H. Marsham, L. Martin, S. Nankervis, B. Orchard, P. Scown, J. Slater, J. Watt

University (7.8.50) were defeated by Geelong (12.22.94).

Goalkickers
University: E. Kneen (3), C. Willis (3), B. Hurrey
Geelong: B. Orchard (4), H. Marsham (2), A. Eason, B. Eason, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, J. Watt

As a result of this match, University remained 10th on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: University v Geelong
Date: Saturday 24 August 1912
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 3,771

Match Results

Outcome: University def. by Geelong
Score: 7.8.50 - 12.22.94

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
University 1 . 2 1 . 2 5 . 5 7 . 8 7 . 8 (50)
Geelong 3 . 6 8 . 11 8 . 12 12 . 22 12 . 22 (94)
Margin GEEL by 16 GEEL by 51 GEEL by 25 GEEL by 44 GEEL by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gerald Brosnan (University), Bill Eason (Geelong)
Captains: George Elliott (University), Bill Eason (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden
Goal Umpire: F. Lucas, F. Sigmont
Boundary Umpire: A. Bishop, G. McCall

Player Statistics

University

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Brake, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Cordner, Ted ? ? 0 ?
28 Denehy, Bill ? ? 0 ?
4 Doig, Keith ? ? 0 ?
9 Doubleday, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Gray, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Greenham, Dave ? ? 0 ?
11 Hurrey, Bert ? ? 1 ?
12 Kelly, Lester ? ? 0 ?
16 Kneen, Edgar ? ? 3 ?
13 Little, Leo ? ? 0 ?
14 Martin, Stan ? ? 0 ?
25 Park, Roy ? ? 0 ?
18 Primrose, Les ? ? 0 ?
21 Trood, Vic ? ? 0 ?
23 West, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Willis, Carl ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 8

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) ? ? 1 ?
8 Fairbairn, Les ? ? 0 ?
9 Freeman, Neil ? ? 0 ?
11 Gray, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Grigg, Dick ? ? 1 ?
12 Healy, Leo ? ? 1 ?
13 Heinz, George ? ? 1 ?
14 Marsham, Harry ? ? 2 ?
16 Martin, Len ? ? 0 ?
22 Nankervis, Stephen ? ? 0 ?
17 Orchard, Billy ? ? 4 ?
25 Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
19 Slater, Joe ? ? 0 ?
20 Watt, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 22

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