1908 VFL Round 6: South Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1908 between South Melbourne and Carlton during round 6 of the 1908 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Carlton at Lakeside Oval. Bill Dolphin captained the hosts. Fred Elliott captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

South Melbourne
Back: T. Grimshaw, B. Dolphin (capt.), B. Franks
Half-back: G. Anderson, P. Wood, B. Atkins
Centre: J. Turnbull, T. Wade, B. Moxham
Half-forward: B. Gent, A. Hiskins, V. Belcher
Forward: B. Goddard, L. Mortimer, A. Kerr
Follower: H. Callan, J. Cameron, C. Ricketts

Carlton
Back: N. Clark, D. Gillespie, L. Beck
Half-back: M. Gotz, B. Payne, F. Jinks
Centre: G. Bruce, A. Ingleman, T. Kennedy
Half-forward: C. Roland, H. Kelly, A. Lang
Forward: F. Caine, R. McGregor, G. Topping
Follower: C. Hammond, G. Johnson, F. Elliott (capt.)

South Melbourne (7.9.51) were defeated by Carlton (8.5.53).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: C. Ricketts (4), H. Callan, B. Gent, L. Mortimer
Carlton: H. Kelly (3), F. Caine (2), A. Lang (2), C. Roland

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Carlton remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: South Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 6 June 1908
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 7.9.51 - 8.5.53

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 1 4 . 3 6 . 5 7 . 9 7 . 9 (51)
Carlton 5 . 2 5 . 4 6 . 5 8 . 5 8 . 5 (53)
Margin CARL by 25 CARL by 7 level CARL by 2 CARL by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (South Melbourne), Jack Worrall (Carlton)
Captains: Bill Dolphin (South Melbourne), Fred Elliott (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Coombes
Boundary Umpire: W. Connor, J. Gregory

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, George HBFL ? 0 ?
Atkins, Bert HBFR ? 0 ?
Belcher, Vic HFFR ? 0 ?
Callan, Hughie RU ? 1 ?
Cameron, Jim RU ? 0 ?
Dolphin, Bill (c) FB ? 0 ?
Franks, Bert BPR ? 0 ?
Gent, Billy HFFL ? 1 ?
Goddard, Bill FPL ? 0 ?
Grimshaw, Tom BPL ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Arthur CHF ? 0 ?
Kerr, Alex FPR ? 0 ?
Mortimer, Len FF ? 1 ?
Moxham, Billy WR ? 0 ?
Ricketts, Charlie RO ? 4 ?
Turnbull, Jack WL ? 0 ?
Wade, Ted C ? 0 ?
Wood, Phonse CHB ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 9

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Beck, Les BPR ? 0 ?
Bruce, George WL ? 0 ?
Caine, Frank FPL ? 2 ?
Clark, Norm BPL ? 0 ?
Elliott, Fred (c) RO ? 0 ?
Gillespie, Doug FB ? 0 ?
Gotz, Martin HBFL ? 0 ?
Hammond, Charlie RU ? 0 ?
Ingleman, Alby C ? 0 ?
Jinks, Fred HBFR ? 0 ?
Johnson, George RU ? 0 ?
Kelly, Harvey CHF ? 3 ?
Kennedy, Ted WR ? 0 ?
Lang, Alex HFFR ? 2 ?
McGregor, Rod FF ? 0 ?
Payne, Billy CHB ? 0 ?
Roland, Charlie HFFL ? 1 ?
Topping, George FPR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 5

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