1912 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1912 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 18 of the 1912 VFL season. Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG. Alf George captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Alec Hall.

Melbourne
A. George (capt.), B. Allen, H. Brereton, J. Bristow, J. Evans, B. Hendrie, H. Joolen, T. Lane, M. Maguire, B. McKenzie, B. Monk, W. Naismith, H. Odgers, J. Pearce, T. Politz, H. Purse, H. Tomkins, T. Wellington

St Kilda
D. Baird, A. Best, H. Booth, V. Cumberland, J. Doolan, G. Ebbott, W. Eicke, F. Hanson, D. Harris, H. Hattam, H. Lever, P. Lynch, B. Nehill, B. Pierce, B. Schmidt, E. Sellars, A. Thomas, B. Woodcock

Melbourne (9.14.68) defeated St Kilda (7.7.49).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: M. Maguire (2), T. Politz (2), H. Tomkins (2), B. Allen, H. Brereton, T. Lane
St Kilda: B. Schmidt (4), D. Baird, V. Cumberland, A. Thomas

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 31 August 1912
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 6,276

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 9.14.68 - 7.7.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 4 6 . 7 9 . 10 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
St Kilda 2 . 2 6 . 4 7 . 5 7 . 7 7 . 7 (49)
Margin MELB by 8 MELB by 3 MELB by 17 MELB by 19 MELB by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Hall (Melbourne), unknown (St Kilda)
Captains: Alf George (Melbourne), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Goal Umpire: A. Collis, J. Jones
Boundary Umpire: B. Davies, W. Roy

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Allen, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Brereton, Harry ? ? 1 ?
14 Bristow, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 George, Alf (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Hendrie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
27 Joolen, Herb ? ? 0 ?
15 Lane, Tim ? ? 1 ?
30 Maguire, Mick ? ? 2 ?
6 McKenzie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Monk, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
17 Naismith, Wally ? ? 0 ?
26 Odgers, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
19 Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
25 Politz, Ted ? ? 2 ?
23 Purse, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
11 Tomkins, Hedley ? ? 2 ?
31 Wellington, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 14

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baird, Des ? ? 1 ?
7 Best, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Booth, Harold ? ? 0 ?
6 Cumberland, Vic ? ? 1 ?
26 Doolan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Ebbott, Gil ? ? 0 ?
4 Eicke, Wels ? ? 0 ?
18 Hanson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
28 Harris, Dick ? ? 0 ?
25 Hattam, Harrie ? ? 0 ?
2 Lever, Harry ? ? 0 ?
30 Lynch, Phil ? ? 0 ?
8 Nehill, Basil ? ? 0 ?
12 Pierce, Bert ? ? 0 ?
27 Schmidt, Billy ? ? 4 ?
5 Sellars, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
9 Thomas, Artie ? ? 1 ?
17 Woodcock, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 7

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

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