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Venue: MCG | Date: Saturday September 21, 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Lost by 4 points | Umpire: Elder | Crowd: 47,414 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: R.Moran 2, V.Valentine 2, J.Baquie 1, V.Gardiner 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: H.Haughton, B.Dick, A.McDonald, P.Mills, D.Gillespie, R.Moran, J.Wells, A.Wilson, G.Green. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
After the game, the Carlton Committee suspended Rod McGregor for 12 months for disobeying his captain's orders, and for other incidents during the game.Essendon went on take their second consecutive flag, giving Jack Worrall five VFL Premierships as a coach after leading the Blues to their triple triumphs of 1906-08.
Team
| B: | 5 Andy McDonald | 30 Doug Gillespie | 1 Alex Barningham |
| HB: | 24 Paddy Mills | 18 Billy Dick (vc) | 26 Harry Haughton |
| C: | 4 Tom Clancy | 11 Rod McGregor | 19 George Bruce |
| HF: | 12 George Challis | 15 Jim Marchbank | 7 Richard Moran |
| F: | 9 Gordon Green | 13 Vin Gardiner | 25 Jack Baquie |
| Ruck: | 23 Archie Wilson | 8 Jack Wells (c) | 6 Viv Valentine |
| Coach: | Norman Clark | ||
Milestones
Last game: Doug GillespieCurtain Raiser
A match between Sydney Schoolboys and Melbourne Combined Schools.Sydney won 6.8 to 5.8
Semi Final | 1913