1904 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1904 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 6 of the 1904 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Bill McClelland captained the hosts. Joe McShane captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

Melbourne
B. McClelland (capt.), R. Adam, L. Anderson, B. Bremner, J. Conquest, V. Coutie, H. Drane, J. Gardiner, H. Henderson, F. Langley, T. Leach, P. Mills, G. Moodie, H. Parkin, J. Purse, A. Sowden, J. Strong, C. Young

Carlton
J. McShane (capt.), B. Boyle, F. Elliott, J. Flynn, M. Grace, F. Hince, T. Kennedy, B. Lithgow, H. McShane, H. Newbound, C. O'Connor, P. Pelly, P. Pitt, C. Roland, A. Ryan, A. Snell, G. Topping, A. Trim

Melbourne (8.10.58) defeated Carlton (5.5.35).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie (2), J. Gardiner (2), R. Adam, F. Langley, J. Strong, C. Young
Carlton: M. Grace (2), J. McShane, P. Pitt, A. Snell

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1904 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Monday 6 June 1904
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Carlton
Score: 8.10.58 - 5.5.35

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 1 4 . 3 5 . 8 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Carlton 3 . 1 4 . 4 5 . 5 5 . 5 5 . 5 (35)
Margin CARL by 6 CARL by 1 MELB by 3 MELB by 23 MELB by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Melbourne), Jack Worrall (Carlton)
Captains: Bill McClelland (Melbourne), Joe McShane (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Crapp
Boundary Umpire: T. Murphy

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adam, Roy ? ? 1 ?
Anderson, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
Bremner, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Conquest, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 2 ?
Drane, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Henderson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank ? ? 1 ?
Leach, Ted ? ? 0 ?
McClelland, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Strong, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 10

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Boyle, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Elliott, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Flynn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Grace, Mick ? ? 2 ?
Hince, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Kennedy, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Lithgow, Bert ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Henry ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Joe (c) ? ? 1 ?
Newbound, Harry ? ? 0 ?
O'Connor, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Pelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Pitt, Percy ? ? 1 ?
Roland, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Ryan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Snell, Archie ? ? 1 ?
Topping, George ? ? 0 ?
Trim, Albert ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 5

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