1908 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 8th (W-D-L: 7-0-11, P%: 87.0%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 39
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Vin Coutie (37)

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Hugh Purse

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Baquie, Jack 4 R02, R07-R08, R18 0
Bickford, Albert 8 R07-R09, R14-R18 0
Bonelli, Jim 1 R18 0
Bray, Joe 3 R04-R06 0
Conquest, Jim 10 R02-R04, R06-R11, R17 4
Cope, Harry 4 R05, R09, R12, R18 0
Coutie, Vin 17 R02-R18 37
Donaldson, Jack 9 R01, R03-R10 3
Fitzpatrick, Jim 17 R01-R09, R11-R18 9
Fowler, Dick 1 R18 0
Friend, Herb 2 R01, R06 0
Gardiner, Jack 1 R01 0
Gillespie, Bill 1 R02 0
Harris, Frank 9 R01-R09 1
Hewitt, Fred 8 R10, R12-R18 1
Hodgkins, Joe 9 R08-R14, R16-R17 11
Holland, Alex 1 R01 0
Homan, Bill 3 R01, R05, R08 1
Johnson, Jack 1 R01 0
Jones, Alf 16 R01-R02, R04-R15, R17-R18 15
Kennedy, Andy 1 R05 0
Leith, Jack 1 R09 1
Martin, George 2 R07-R08 2
McCart, George 1 R02 0
Mills, Paddy 16 R01-R04, R06-R17 0
Monk, Bobby 17 R01-R07, R09-R18 2
Nolan, Bernie 14 R02-R06, R09-R17 2
Norman, Len 16 R03-R18 4
Onyons, Basil 5 R01, R03-R06 5
Parke, Bert 6 R03, R11-R13, R15-R16 0
Pearce, Joe 18 R01-R18 3
Purse, Hugh 12 R01-R03, R10-R18 0
Purse, Jack 9 R09-R17 0
Rigby, Harry 16 R01-R07, R10-R18 0
Smith, Jack 17 R01-R08, R10-R18 14
Strong, Jack 5 R07-R08, R11-R13 2
Sykes, Wally 13 R01-R04, R08-R10, R13-R18 3
Tottey, Bill 14 R01-R08, R10-R11, R14-R16, R18 6
Wright, Henry 16 R02-R07, R09-R18 1

Team Line-Up

Back: Bobby Monk Joe Pearce Jack Purse
Half-Back: Bert Parke Hugh Purse Paddy Mills
Centre: Henry Wright Wally Sykes Harry Rigby
Half-Forward: Jim Conquest Joe Hodgkins Jack Smith
Forward: Jack Donaldson Vin Coutie Alf Jones
Follower: Jim Fitzpatrick Bernie Nolan Len Norman

This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Hall, Alec 18 7 -0- 11 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
02/05/1908 Round 1 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 11 Alec Hall Hugh Purse
09/05/1908 Round 2 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 18 Alec Hall Hugh Purse
16/05/1908 Round 3 Geelong AWAY WIN MEL by 22 Alec Hall Hugh Purse
23/05/1908 Round 4 South Melbourne HOME WIN MEL by 2 Alec Hall unknown
30/05/1908 Round 5 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 41 Alec Hall unknown
06/06/1908 Round 6 University AWAY LOSS UNI by 60 Alec Hall unknown
08/06/1908 Round 7 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 6 Alec Hall unknown
13/06/1908 Round 8 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 24 Alec Hall unknown
20/06/1908 Round 9 Fitzroy HOME WIN MEL by 3 Alec Hall unknown
27/06/1908 Round 10 Richmond HOME WIN MEL by 70 Alec Hall Hugh Purse
04/07/1908 Round 11 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 32 Alec Hall Hugh Purse
11/07/1908 Round 12 Geelong HOME WIN MEL by 18 Alec Hall Hugh Purse
18/07/1908 Round 13 South Melbourne AWAY WIN MEL by 34 Alec Hall Hugh Purse
25/07/1908 Round 14 St Kilda HOME WIN MEL by 56 Alec Hall Hugh Purse
01/08/1908 Round 15 University HOME LOSS UNI by 4 Alec Hall Hugh Purse
08/08/1908 Round 16 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 60 Alec Hall Hugh Purse
15/08/1908 Round 17 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 13 Alec Hall Hugh Purse
05/09/1908 Round 18 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 74 Alec Hall Hugh Purse