1912 VFL Semi Final 1: Carlton v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1912 between Carlton and Geelong in the first semi final of the 1912 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Geelong at MCG.
Jack Wells captained the hosts.
Bill Eason captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Clark and the visitors were coached by Bill Eason.
Carlton
J. Wells (capt.), J. Baquie, A. Barningham, G. Bruce, G. Challis, T. Clancy, E. Cochran, B. Dick, V. Gardiner, D. Gillespie, G. Green, H. Haughton, J. Marchbank, R. McGregor, P. Mills, R. Moran, V. Valentine, A. Wilson
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, P. Martini, B. Orchard, P. Scown, J. Slater, J. Watt
Carlton (10.11.71) defeated Geelong (4.19.43).
Goalkickers
Carlton: G. Green (4), V. Gardiner (3), T. Clancy (2), J. Wells
Geelong: P. Martini (2), D. Grigg, L. Healy
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Carlton
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 7 September 1912
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
40,166
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 13 | 3 | . | 15 | 4 | . | 19 | 4 | . | 19 | (43) |
| Margin | CARL by 5 | GEEL by 6 | CARL by 5 | CARL by 28 | CARL by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Clark
(Carlton),
Bill Eason
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jack Wells
(Carlton),
Bill Eason
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
C. Buckley,
P. Devine
Boundary Umpire:
W. Roy,
L. Stainsby
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baquie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Barningham, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bruce, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Challis, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Clancy, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Cochran, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Dick, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gardiner, Vin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Gillespie, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Green, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Haughton, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Marchbank, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McGregor, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Mills, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Moran, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Valentine, Viv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Wells, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wilson, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Armstrong, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Eason, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fairbairn, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freeman, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Healy, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Martin, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Orchard, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scown, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Slater, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 19 | |||