1908 VFL Season Grand Final: Carlton v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 26 September 1908 between Carlton and Essendon in the final of the 1908 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Essendon at the MCG. Fred Elliott captained the hosts. Billy Griffith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Dave Smith.

Carlton (5.5.35) defeated Essendon (3.8.26).

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Final (Grand Final)
Teams: Carlton v Essendon
Date: Saturday 26 September 1908
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 53,400

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Essendon
Score: 5.5.35 - 3.8.26

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 2 . 3 5 . 4 5 . 5 5 . 5 5 . 5 (35)
Essendon 1 . 1 2 . 4 3 . 5 3 . 8 3 . 8 (26)
Margin CARL by 8 CARL by 18 CARL by 12 CARL by 9 CARL by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: Fred Elliott
Coach: Jack Worrall

Essendon

Captain: Billy Griffith
Coach: Dave Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Elder

Goal Umpires

W. Little
F. Lucas

Boundary Umpires

P. Devine
G. Hastings

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Beck, Les FB ? 0 ?
Bruce, George WL ? 0 ?
Clark, Norm BPL ? 0 ?
Elliott, Fred (c) RO ? 1 ?
Flynn, Jim HBFL ? 0 ?
Ford, Arthur BPR ? 0 ?
Gardiner, Vin FF ? 0 ?
Gotz, Martin HFFR ? 1 ?
Hammond, Charlie RU ? 0 ?
Jinks, Fred HBFR ? 0 ?
Johnson, George RU ? 0 ?
Kelly, Harvey FPL ? 1 ?
Kennedy, Ted WR ? 1 ?
Lang, Alex HFFL ? 0 ?
Marchbank, Jim CHF ? 1 ?
McGregor, Rod C ? 0 ?
Payne, Billy CHB ? 0 ?
Topping, George FPR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 5

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Belcher, Allan RU ? 0 ?
Bowe, Len HBFL ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill CHB ? 0 ?
Cameron, Ernie RO ? 0 ?
Davies, Bill WR ? 0 ?
Daykin, Bert HBFR ? 0 ?
Farnsworth, Harry FPR ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy (c) FB ? 0 ?
Heaphy, Bill HFFR ? 0 ?
Johnson, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
Legge, Arthur FPL ? 1 ?
Martin, Jim RU ? 1 ?
Minto, Les WL ? 0 ?
Prout, Harry FF ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill C ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark BPL ? 0 ?
Shea, Paddy CHF ? 1 ?
Smith, Dave HFFL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 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

Player Line-Up

Carlton Coach: Jack Worrall
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
M. Shea B. Griffith (c) B. Johnson C. Hammond

G. Topping V. Gardiner H. Kelly G. Johnson

FORWARD F. Elliott (c)

HALF-BACK



L. Bowe B. Busbridge B. Daykin



M. Gotz J. Marchbank A. Lang



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



L. Minto B. Sewart B. Davies



T. Kennedy R. McGregor G. Bruce FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE A. Belcher

HALF-FORWARD J. Martin

D. Smith P. Shea B. Heaphy E. Cameron

F. Jinks B. Payne J. Flynn



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



A. Legge H. Prout H. Farnsworth



A. Ford L. Beck N. Clark



BACK



Essendon Coach: Dave Smith

Score Timeline

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Q4 ESSE unknown behind 5.5.35 - 3.6.24 ??:??
ESSE unknown behind 5.5.35 - 3.7.25 ??:??
ESSE unknown behind 5.5.35 - 3.8.26 ??:??