1906 VFL Season Round 1: Carlton v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1906 between Carlton and Melbourne during round one of the 1906 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park. Jim Flynn captained the hosts. Arthur Sowden captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall.

Carlton (12.11.83) defeated Melbourne (8.8.56).

Match Details

Season: 1906 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Carlton v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 5 May 1906
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Princes Park

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Melbourne
Score: 12.11.83 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 1 8 . 2 11 . 7 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Melbourne 3 . 2 7 . 7 7 . 7 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin MELB by 1 CARL by 1 CARL by 24 CARL by 27 CARL by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: Jim Flynn
Coach: Jack Worrall

Melbourne

Captain: Arthur Sowden

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

T. Murphy

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Boyle, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Bruce, George ? ? 0 ?
Caine, Frank ? ? 4 ?
Clark, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Elliott, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Flynn, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
Gotz, Martin ? ? 0 ?
Grace, Mick ? ? 4 ?
Grant, Wal ? ? 0 ?
Hammond, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, George ? ? 1 ?
Kennedy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Kennedy, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Lang, Alex ? ? 1 ?
McGregor, Rod ? ? 0 ?
Payne, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Snell, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Topping, George ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 11

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 1 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Henderson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Howard, Fred ? ? 0 ?
McDonald, Alec ? ? 0 ?
McIntosh, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Onyons, Basil ? ? 1 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Sleeman, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
Strong, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Tomkins, Hedley ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 8

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