1908 VFL Round 5: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1908 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1908 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Jack Wells captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Mick Grace and the visitors were coached by Alec Hall.
St Kilda
Back:
D. Feehan, H. Lever, J. Cowell
Half-back:
B. Stewart, H. Bant, J. Julian
Centre:
C. Bant, J. Wells (capt.), P. Ellin
Half-forward:
B. Madden, G. Dangerfield, M. Grace
Forward:
C. Clymo, J. Stewart, H. Parsons
Follower:
D. McNamara, B. Woodcock, V. Barwick
Melbourne
Back:
B. Monk, J. Pearce, J. Fitzpatrick
Half-back:
J. Bray, F. Harris, A. Kennedy
Centre:
H. Wright, H. Cope, H. Rigby
Half-forward:
B. Homan, V. Coutie, J. Smith
Forward:
A. Jones, B. Onyons, J. Donaldson
Follower:
B. Nolan, B. Tottey, L. Norman
St Kilda (9.12.66) defeated Melbourne (2.13.25).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: M. Grace (4), D. McNamara (2), J. Stewart (2), C. Clymo
Melbourne: J. Pearce, J. Smith
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 5th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| St Kilda | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 7 | 1 | . | 10 | 2 | . | 13 | 2 | . | 13 | (25) |
| Margin | STKL by 34 | STKL by 29 | STKL by 41 | STKL by 41 | STKL by 41 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Grace
(St Kilda),
Alec Hall
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Wells
(St Kilda),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Coombes
Boundary Umpire:
G. Hastings,
H. Palling
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bant, Chris | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bant, Horrie | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barwick, Vic | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Clymo, Charlie | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cowell, Jim | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dangerfield, Gordon | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ellin, Percy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Feehan, Dan | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | HFFR | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Julian, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lever, Harry | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Madden, Bill | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Dave | RU | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Parsons, Harry | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Billy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Jim | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Wells, Jack (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woodcock, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bray, Joe | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cope, Harry | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Donaldson, Jack | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Harris, Frank | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Homan, Bill | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jones, Alf | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kennedy, Andy | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monk, Bobby | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Bernie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Norman, Len | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Onyons, Basil | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | FB | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rigby, Harry | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jack | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Tottey, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Henry | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 2 | 13 | |||
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 | J. Fitzpatrick | D. McNamara |
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| H. Parsons | J. Stewart | C. Clymo | B. Woodcock |
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| J. Bray | F. Harris | A. Kennedy |
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| M. Grace | G. Dangerfield | B. Madden |
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| H. Wright | H. Cope | H. Rigby |
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| P. Ellin | J. Wells (c) | C. Bant | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
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| B. Homan | V. Coutie | J. Smith | L. Norman |
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| J. Julian | H. Bant | B. Stewart |
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| A. Jones | B. Onyons | J. Donaldson |
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| J. Cowell | H. Lever | D. Feehan |
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| Melbourne | Coach: Alec Hall | ||||||||||||||