1908 VFL Round 3: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1908 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1908 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Henry Young captained the hosts.
Hugh Purse captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Alec Hall.
Geelong
Back:
B. McKinley, T. Rankin, P. Stephens
Half-back:
H. McKay, C. Cameron, E. Newling
Centre:
P. Scown, D. Grigg, G. Doull
Half-forward:
F. Moran, H. Bennett, B. Eason
Forward:
T. Hardiman, L. Roebuck, L. Gell
Follower:
J. Slater, H. Young (capt.), J. Hassett
Melbourne
Back:
B. Monk, J. Pearce, F. Harris
Half-back:
B. Parke, H. Purse (capt.), P. Mills
Centre:
H. Wright, W. Sykes, H. Rigby
Half-forward:
J. Conquest, B. Onyons, V. Coutie
Forward:
J. Donaldson, J. Smith, J. Fitzpatrick
Follower:
B. Nolan, B. Tottey, L. Norman
Geelong (7.8.50) were defeated by Melbourne (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Gell (2), B. Eason, T. Hardiman, J. Hassett, L. Roebuck, H. Young
Melbourne: V. Coutie (2), J. Smith (2), J. Conquest, J. Donaldson, J. Fitzpatrick, B. Nolan, L. Norman, B. Tottey
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 May 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 1 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 22 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
Alec Hall
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Henry Young
(Geelong),
Hugh Purse
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Tulloch
Boundary Umpire:
A. Batty,
G. Sandford
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bennett, Herb | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Charlie | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Doull, George | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gell, Les | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hardiman, Tom | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hassett, Jack | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McKay, Hugh | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKinley, Bill | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moran, Frank | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Roebuck, Les | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Scown, Percy | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Slater, Joe | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 8 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Conquest, Jim | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Donaldson, Jack | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Harris, Frank | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mills, Paddy | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monk, Bobby | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Bernie | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Norman, Len | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Onyons, Basil | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parke, Bert | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Hugh (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rigby, Harry | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jack | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Sykes, Wally | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tottey, Bill | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wright, Henry | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
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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| B. Monk | J. Pearce | F. Harris | J. Slater |
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| B. Parke | H. Purse (c) | P. Mills |
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| B. Eason | H. Bennett | F. Moran |
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| H. Wright | W. Sykes | H. Rigby |
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| J. Conquest | B. Onyons | V. Coutie | L. Norman |
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| E. Newling | C. Cameron | H. McKay |
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| J. Donaldson | J. Smith | J. Fitzpatrick |
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| P. Stephens | T. Rankin | B. McKinley |
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| Melbourne | Coach: Alec Hall | ||||||||||||||