1908 VFA Season Grand Final: Footscray v Brunswick

This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1908 between Footscray and Brunswick in the final of the 1908 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Brunswick at the MCG. Tom McKinley captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Jim Cassidy.

Footscray (9.10.64) defeated Brunswick (6.4.40).

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFA Season
Round: Final (Grand Final)
Teams: Footscray v Brunswick
Date: Monday 31 August 1908
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 41,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Brunswick
Score: 9.10.64 - 6.4.40

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 2 3 . 4 6 . 5 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Brunswick 2 . 0 4 . 0 5 . 3 6 . 4 6 . 4 (40)
Margin BRNW by 4 BRNW by 2 FOOT by 8 FOOT by 24 FOOT by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Tom McKinley
Coach: Jim Cassidy

Brunswick

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

T. Lane

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Clarke, Archie ? ? ? ?
Cotton, Roy ? ? ? ?
Egan, Billy ? ? ? ?
Gregory, Art ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Hutchinson, Jack ? ? ? ?
Marmo, Joe ? ? ? ?
McKinley, Tom (c) ? ? ? ?
Sevior, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (9 players) 9 10

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Abbott, Les ? ? ? ?
Balfe, Rupert ? ? ? ?
Clements, Charles ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Joe ? ? ? ?
McKenzie, Jack ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (5 players) 6 4

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