1908 VFL Round 1: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1908 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1908 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Jim Sharp captained the hosts.
Bill Dolphin captained the visitors.
Fitzroy
Back:
W. Naismith, J. Cooper, V. Duncan
Half-back:
B. Dick, J. Sharp (capt.), G. McWilliam
Centre:
B. Bailes, T. Beauchamp, J. Thorpe
Half-forward:
A. Treloar, H. McLennan, G. Holden
Forward:
N. McLennan, W. Johnson, B. Franklin
Follower:
H. Milne, B. Walker, L. Millis
South Melbourne
Back:
H. Wilson, B. Dolphin (capt.), B. Thomas
Half-back:
T. Grimshaw, P. Wood, B. Atkins
Centre:
B. Moxham, T. Wade, J. Jones
Half-forward:
R. Holland, A. Hiskins, V. Belcher
Forward:
D. Casey, L. Mortimer, A. Kerr
Follower:
H. Callan, J. Cameron, C. Ricketts
Fitzroy (6.8.44) were defeated by South Melbourne (7.11.53).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: W. Johnson (2), N. McLennan, L. Millis, A. Treloar, B. Walker
South Melbourne: L. Mortimer (4), A. Hiskins (2), R. Holland
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
6.8.44 - 7.11.53
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | FITZ by 12 | SMLB by 2 | FITZ by 1 | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 9 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jim Sharp
(Fitzroy),
Bill Dolphin
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Tulloch
Boundary Umpire:
R. Bain,
G. Hastings
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bailes, Barclay | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beauchamp, Tammy | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cooper, Jack | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dick, Billy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Duncan, Val | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Franklin, Bill | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holden, George | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, Wally | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McLennan, Harold | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McLennan, Norm | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McWilliam, George | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Millis, Les | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Milne, Herbert | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Naismith, Wally | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharp, Jim (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thorpe, Jim | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Treloar, Arthur | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Walker, Bill | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 8 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Atkins, Bert | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Vic | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Callan, Hughie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Jim | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Casey, Dick | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dolphin, Bill (c) | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hiskins, Arthur | CHF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Holland, Reuben | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Jones, Jack | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kerr, Alex | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mortimer, Len | FF | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Moxham, Billy | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ricketts, Charlie | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thomas, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wade, Ted | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wilson, Harry | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Phonse | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 11 | |||
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. Wilson | B. Dolphin (c) | B. Thomas | H. Milne |
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| B. Franklin | W. Johnson | N. McLennan | B. Walker |
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| T. Grimshaw | P. Wood | B. Atkins |
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| G. Holden | H. McLennan | A. Treloar |
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| B. Moxham | T. Wade | J. Jones |
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| J. Thorpe | T. Beauchamp | B. Bailes | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | H. Callan |
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| R. Holland | A. Hiskins | V. Belcher | C. Ricketts |
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| G. McWilliam | J. Sharp (c) | B. Dick |
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| D. Casey | L. Mortimer | A. Kerr |
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| V. Duncan | J. Cooper | W. Naismith |
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| South Melbourne | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||