1912 VFL Round 18: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1912 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1912 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at East Melbourne.
Allan Belcher captained the hosts.
Jack Cooper captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Geoff Moriarty.
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), L. Armstrong, F. Baring, J. Blencowe, L. Bowe, F. Caine, E. Cameron, W. Chalmers, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, J. Martin, G. McLeod, J. O'Brien, B. Sewart, P. Shea, B. Walker, L. White
Fitzroy
J. Cooper (capt.), F. Bamford, B. Campbell, J. Freake, H. Heron, P. Heron, B. Holmes, C. Hutton, W. Johnson, G. Lambert, B. Lenne, B. Marchbank, H. McLennan, P. Parratt, G. Shaw, T. Strownix, B. Walker, T. Willoughby
Essendon (7.13.55) defeated Fitzroy (6.13.49).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Walker (3), L. Armstrong, E. Cameron, B. Sewart, P. Shea
Fitzroy: P. Parratt (2), J. Freake, P. Heron, B. Holmes, T. Willoughby
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Margin | ESSE by 9 | FITZ by 7 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Geoff Moriarty
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Allan Belcher
(Essendon),
Jack Cooper
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
Goal Umpire:
S. Chapman,
J. Keenan
Boundary Umpire:
J. Kennedy,
G. McCall
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Armstrong, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Blencowe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Caine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cameron, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Chalmers, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hanley, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kirkwood, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Martin, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLeod, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | White, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bamford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Campbell, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Heron, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Heron, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Holmes, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Hutton, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Lambert, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Marchbank, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLennan, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Shaw, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Strownix, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Willoughby, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 13 | |||