1912 VFL Semi Final 2: South Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 14 September 1912 between South Melbourne and Essendon in the second semi final of the 1912 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG. Vic Belcher captained the hosts. Allan Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), G. Bower, J. Caldwell, F. Carpenter, D. Casey, L. Charge, B. Deas, G. Deas, B. Franks, T. Grimshaw, H. Milne, J. Prince, L. Rusich, H. Saltau, J. Scobie, B. Sloss, M. Tandy, B. Thomas

Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), L. Armstrong, F. Baring, L. Bowe, F. Caine, E. Cameron, W. Chalmers, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, G. McLeod, J. O'Brien, P. Ogden, F. O'Shea, B. Sewart, P. Shea, B. Walker, L. White

South Melbourne (6.6.42) were defeated by Essendon (7.12.54).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: F. Carpenter (4), L. Charge, B. Franks
Essendon: J. Kirby (3), F. Caine (2), F. Baring, E. Cameron

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 2
Teams: South Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 14 September 1912
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 34,290

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 6.6.42 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 1 3 . 1 6 . 2 6 . 6 6 . 6 (42)
Essendon 2 . 3 4 . 5 7 . 7 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin ESSE by 8 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 11 ESSE by 12 ESSE by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne), Jack Worrall (Essendon)
Captains: Vic Belcher (South Melbourne), Allan Belcher (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Goal Umpire: J. Jones, F. Sigmont
Boundary Umpire: L. Stainsby, F. Winslow

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Belcher, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Bower, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Carpenter, Fred ? ? 4 ?
22 Casey, Dick ? ? 0 ?
5 Charge, Les ? ? 1 ?
7 Deas, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Deas, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Franks, Bert ? ? 1 ?
10 Grimshaw, Tom ? ? 0 ?
13 Milne, Herbert ? ? 0 ?
17 Prince, Joe ? ? 0 ?
23 Rusich, Les ? ? 0 ?
24 Saltau, Harry ? ? 0 ?
19 Scobie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Sloss, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
25 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
20 Thomas, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 6

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Armstrong, Lou ? ? 0 ?
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 1 ?
1 Belcher, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
27 Caine, Frank ? ? 2 ?
6 Cameron, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
7 Chalmers, Wally ? ? 0 ?
10 Hanley, Dan ? ? 0 ?
11 Kirby, Jack ? ? 3 ?
9 Kirkwood, Fred ? ? 0 ?
14 McLeod, George ? ? 0 ?
25 O'Brien, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy ? ? 0 ?
15 O'Shea, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Shea, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
20 Walker, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 White, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 12

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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