1907 VFL Grand Final: Carlton v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 September 1907 between Carlton and South Melbourne in the grand final of the 1907 VFL season.
Carlton hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Jim Flynn captained the hosts.
Bill Dolphin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall.
Carlton
Back:
N. Clark, D. Gillespie, L. Beck
Half-back:
M. Gotz, J. Flynn (capt.), B. Payne
Centre:
G. Bruce, A. Ingleman, T. Kennedy
Half-forward:
F. Jinks, H. Kelly, F. Caine
Forward:
M. Grace, G. Topping, D. Harris
Follower:
C. Hammond, G. Johnson, A. Lang
South Melbourne
Back:
H. Lampe, B. Dolphin (capt.), H. Wilson
Half-back:
G. Anderson, P. Wood, B. Atkins
Centre:
H. Drane, B. Kerr, T. Wade
Half-forward:
V. Belcher, B. Strang, B. Moxham
Forward:
D. Casey, L. Mortimer, A. Kerr
Follower:
H. Callan, J. Cameron, C. Ricketts
Carlton (6.14.50) defeated South Melbourne (6.9.45).
Goalkickers
Carlton: G. Topping (3), F. Jinks, H. Kelly, A. Lang
South Melbourne: B. Strang (3), L. Mortimer (2), D. Casey
Match Details
Season:
1907 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Carlton
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 September 1907
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
45,477
Match Results
Outcome:
Carlton
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
6.14.50 - 6.9.45
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Carlton | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Margin | CARL by 1 | CARL by 7 | CARL by 15 | CARL by 5 | CARL by 5 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Carlton),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jim Flynn
(Carlton),
Bill Dolphin
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Tulloch
Goal Umpire:
J. Benson,
S. Chapman
Boundary Umpire:
E. Clarke,
P. Devine
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Beck, Les | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bruce, George | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Caine, Frank | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Clark, Norm | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Flynn, Jim (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gillespie, Doug | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gotz, Martin | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hammond, Charlie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Harris, Dick | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ingleman, Alby | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jinks, Fred | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Johnson, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kelly, Harvey | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kennedy, Ted | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lang, Alex | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Payne, Billy | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Topping, George | FF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 14 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Atkins, Bert | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Vic | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Callan, Hughie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Jim | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Casey, Dick | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Dolphin, Bill (c) | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drane, Horrie | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kerr, Alex | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kerr, Bill | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lampe, Harry | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mortimer, Len | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Moxham, Billy | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ricketts, Charlie | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strang, Bill | CHF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Wade, Ted | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wilson, Harry | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Phonse | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 9 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| H. Lampe | B. Dolphin (c) | H. Wilson | C. Hammond |
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| D. Harris | G. Topping | M. Grace | G. Johnson |
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| G. Anderson | P. Wood | B. Atkins |
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| F. Caine | H. Kelly | F. Jinks |
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| H. Drane | B. Kerr | T. Wade |
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| T. Kennedy | A. Ingleman | G. Bruce | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | H. Callan |
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| HALF-FORWARD | J. Cameron |
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| V. Belcher | B. Strang | B. Moxham | C. Ricketts |
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| B. Payne | J. Flynn (c) | M. Gotz |
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| D. Casey | L. Mortimer | A. Kerr |
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| L. Beck | D. Gillespie | N. Clark |
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| South Melbourne | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||