This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1908 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 2 of the 1908 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
Hugh Purse captained the hosts.
Fred Elliott captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.
Melbourne
Back:
B. Monk, J. Pearce, G. McCart
Half-back:
F. Harris, H. Purse (capt.), P. Mills
Centre:
H. Wright, W. Sykes, H. Rigby
Half-forward:
J. Conquest, A. Jones, B. Tottey
Forward:
J. Smith, V. Coutie, B. Gillespie
Follower:
J. Fitzpatrick, B. Nolan, J. Baquie
Carlton
Back:
L. Beck, D. Gillespie, N. Clark
Half-back:
F. Jinks, B. Payne, M. Gotz
Centre:
T. Kennedy, R. McGregor, G. Bruce
Half-forward:
F. Caine, H. Kelly, A. Lang
Forward:
E. Kelly, G. Topping, V. Gardiner
Follower:
C. Hammond, G. Johnson, F. Elliott (capt.)
Melbourne (6.8.44) were defeated by Carlton (9.8.62).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie (2), J. Conquest, J. Fitzpatrick, A. Jones, J. Smith
Carlton: E. Kelly (3), H. Kelly (3), G. Johnson, R. McGregor, G. Topping
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Carlton
Score:
6.8.44 - 9.8.62
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Hall
(Melbourne),
Jack Worrall
(Carlton)
Captains:
Hugh Purse
(Melbourne),
Fred Elliott
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Hastings
Boundary Umpire:
R. Bain,
W. Roy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Baquie, Jack
|
RO
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Conquest, Jim
|
HFFL
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Coutie, Vin
|
FF
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
|
Fitzpatrick, Jim
|
RU
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Gillespie, Bill
|
FPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Harris, Frank
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Jones, Alf
|
CHF
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
McCart, George
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Mills, Paddy
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Monk, Bobby
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Nolan, Bernie
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Pearce, Joe
|
FB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Purse, Hugh
(c)
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Rigby, Harry
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Smith, Jack
|
FPL
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Sykes, Wally
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Tottey, Bill
|
HFFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Wright, Henry
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(18 players)
|
6
|
8
|
Carlton
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Beck, Les
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Bruce, George
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Caine, Frank
|
HFFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Clark, Norm
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Elliott, Fred
(c)
|
RO
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Gardiner, Vin
|
FPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Gillespie, Doug
|
FB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Gotz, Martin
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Hammond, Charlie
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Jinks, Fred
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Johnson, George
|
RU
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Kelly, Ernie
|
FPL
|
?
|
3
|
?
|
|
|
Kelly, Harvey
|
CHF
|
?
|
3
|
?
|
|
|
Kennedy, Ted
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Lang, Alex
|
HFFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
McGregor, Rod
|
C
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Payne, Billy
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Topping, George
|
FF
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(18 players)
|
9
|
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