1908 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1908 VFL Season
Team(s): 10
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Match(es): 93

Season Results

Premiers: Carlton
Runners-Up: Essendon
Minor Premiers: Carlton
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): Dick Lee (Collingwood)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Carlton (P) 1st 17 -0- 1 169.4% Vin Gardiner (30)
Essendon (R) 2nd 14 -0- 4 142.5% Dave Smith (24)
St Kilda 3rd 10 -0- 8 101.4% Jim Stewart (28)
Collingwood 4th 10 -0- 8 97.0% Dick Lee (50)
South Melbourne 5th 9 -0- 9 101.4% Len Mortimer (40)
University 6th 8 -0- 10 96.0% Martin Ratz (25)
Fitzroy 7th 7 -0- 11 109.4% Wally Johnson (27)
Melbourne 8th 7 -0- 11 87.0% Vin Coutie (37)
Richmond 9th 6 -0- 12 73.7% Bill Bourke (25)
Geelong 10th 2 -0- 16 68.6% Tom Hardiman (25)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 12
Goal Umpire 6
Boundary Umpire 21

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/05/1908 3:00 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 62 - 51 8,000
SAT 02/05/1908 3:00 PM Geelong v Collingwood Corio Oval 85 - 38
SAT 02/05/1908 3:00 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 48 - 22
SAT 02/05/1908 3:00 PM Essendon v University East Melbourne 95 - 29
SAT 02/05/1908 3:00 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 44 - 53

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1908 3:00 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 44 - 62
SAT 09/05/1908 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 51 - 32
SAT 09/05/1908 3:00 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 48 - 86
SAT 09/05/1908 3:00 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 32 - 63
SAT 09/05/1908 3:00 PM University v Richmond East Melbourne 94 - 76

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1908 3:00 PM Geelong v Melbourne Corio Oval 50 - 72
SAT 16/05/1908 3:00 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 43 - 32
SAT 16/05/1908 3:00 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 26 - 55
SAT 16/05/1908 3:00 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 55 - 80 8,000
SAT 16/05/1908 3:00 PM University v Collingwood East Melbourne 54 - 62

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/05/1908 3:00 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 75 - 73
SAT 23/05/1908 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 60 - 44
SAT 23/05/1908 3:00 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 39 - 67
SAT 23/05/1908 3:00 PM Essendon v Richmond East Melbourne 82 - 45
SAT 23/05/1908 3:00 PM St Kilda v University Junction Oval 40 - 54

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1908 3:00 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 66 - 25
SAT 30/05/1908 3:00 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 65 - 59
SAT 30/05/1908 3:00 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 72 - 40
SAT 30/05/1908 3:00 PM Essendon v Collingwood East Melbourne 69 - 64
SAT 30/05/1908 3:00 PM South Melbourne v University Lakeside Oval 76 - 65

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1908 3:00 PM University v Melbourne East Melbourne 79 - 19
SAT 06/06/1908 3:00 PM Geelong v St Kilda Corio Oval 39 - 42
SAT 06/06/1908 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 51 - 53
SAT 06/06/1908 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 38 - 42
SAT 06/06/1908 3:00 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 79 - 64

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 08/06/1908 3:00 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 66 - 72
MON 08/06/1908 3:00 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 92 - 25
MON 08/06/1908 3:00 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 83 - 42
MON 08/06/1908 3:00 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 63 - 77 15,000
MON 08/06/1908 3:00 PM University v Fitzroy East Melbourne 61 - 84

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1908 3:00 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 56 - 32
SAT 13/06/1908 3:00 PM Geelong v University Corio Oval 35 - 39
SAT 13/06/1908 3:00 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 115 - 27
SAT 13/06/1908 3:00 PM Essendon v South Melbourne East Melbourne 59 - 45
SAT 13/06/1908 3:00 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 48 - 81

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/06/1908 3:00 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 28 - 25
SAT 20/06/1908 3:00 PM Geelong v Essendon Corio Oval 25 - 51
SAT 20/06/1908 3:00 PM University v Carlton East Melbourne 51 - 57
SAT 20/06/1908 3:00 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 59 - 33
SAT 20/06/1908 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 65 - 44

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/06/1908 3:00 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 82 - 12
SAT 27/06/1908 3:00 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 66 - 46
SAT 27/06/1908 3:00 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 41 - 72
SAT 27/06/1908 3:00 PM University v Essendon East Melbourne 46 - 56
SAT 27/06/1908 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 31 - 18

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/07/1908 3:00 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 63 - 31
SAT 04/07/1908 3:00 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Corio Oval 58 - 66
SAT 04/07/1908 3:00 PM Essendon v St Kilda East Melbourne 40 - 57
SAT 04/07/1908 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 42 - 44
SAT 04/07/1908 3:00 PM Richmond v University Punt Road Oval 71 - 62

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1908 3:00 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 66 - 48
SAT 11/07/1908 3:00 PM Essendon v Carlton East Melbourne 42 - 29
SAT 11/07/1908 3:00 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 34 - 29
SAT 11/07/1908 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 33 - 34
SAT 11/07/1908 3:00 PM Collingwood v University Victoria Park 31 - 14

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/07/1908 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 40 - 74
SAT 18/07/1908 3:00 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Corio Oval 56 - 74
SAT 18/07/1908 3:00 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 77 - 37
SAT 18/07/1908 3:00 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 45 - 68
SAT 18/07/1908 3:00 PM University v St Kilda East Melbourne 56 - 43

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1908 3:00 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 107 - 51
SAT 25/07/1908 3:00 PM Geelong v Richmond Corio Oval 53 - 38
SAT 25/07/1908 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 33 - 44
SAT 25/07/1908 3:00 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 60 - 56
SAT 25/07/1908 3:00 PM University v South Melbourne East Melbourne 73 - 71

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1908 3:00 PM Melbourne v University MCG 54 - 58
SAT 01/08/1908 3:00 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 107 - 38
SAT 01/08/1908 3:00 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 67 - 41
SAT 01/08/1908 3:00 PM Essendon v Fitzroy East Melbourne 61 - 50
SAT 01/08/1908 3:00 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 74 - 69

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/08/1908 3:00 PM Essendon v Melbourne East Melbourne 119 - 59
SAT 08/08/1908 3:00 PM Geelong v Carlton Corio Oval 39 - 49
SAT 08/08/1908 3:00 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 70 - 51
SAT 08/08/1908 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 120 - 28
SAT 08/08/1908 3:00 PM Fitzroy v University Brunswick Street Oval 94 - 73

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1908 3:00 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 32 - 45
SAT 15/08/1908 3:00 PM University v Geelong East Melbourne 96 - 44
SAT 15/08/1908 3:00 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 41 - 48
SAT 15/08/1908 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 38 - 32
SAT 15/08/1908 3:00 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 31 - 22

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1908 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 84 - 10
SAT 05/09/1908 3:00 PM Essendon v Geelong East Melbourne 98 - 27
SAT 05/09/1908 3:00 PM Carlton v University Princes Park 67 - 28
SAT 05/09/1908 3:00 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 107 - 44
SAT 05/09/1908 3:00 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 88 - 22

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/09/1908 2:30 PM Essendon v Collingwood MCG 68 - 33 28,856

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/09/1908 2:30 PM Carlton v St Kilda MCG 84 - 26 25,531

Finals Week 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/09/1908 2:50 PM Carlton v Essendon MCG 35 - 26 53,400