1908 VFL Round 8: Collingwood v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1908 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1908 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park. Eddie Drohan captained the hosts with Bob Nash as vice-captain. The visitors were coached by Alec Hall.

Collingwood
Back: B. Carden, B. Nash (vice-capt.), A. Dummett
Half-back: D. O'Donoghue, M. Herbert, F. Wilcher
Centre: A. Freeman, J. McHale, P. Gibb
Half-forward: T. Baxter, T. Rowell, E. Drohan (capt.)
Forward: B. Heatley, D. Lee, L. Hughes
Follower: G. Angus, D. Ryan, A. Pannam

Melbourne
Back: J. Baquie, J. Pearce, A. Bickford
Half-back: J. Strong, F. Harris, P. Mills
Centre: J. Conquest, W. Sykes, B. Homan
Half-forward: J. Hodgkins, V. Coutie, B. Tottey
Forward: G. Martin, A. Jones, J. Smith
Follower: J. Donaldson, J. Fitzpatrick, L. Norman

Collingwood (8.8.56) defeated Melbourne (4.8.32).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: D. Lee (3), T. Rowell (2), G. Angus, T. Baxter, D. Ryan
Melbourne: A. Jones, G. Martin, W. Sykes, B. Tottey

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Collingwood v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 13 June 1908
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Melbourne
Score: 8.8.56 - 4.8.32

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 4 . 3 4 . 3 7 . 5 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Melbourne 0 . 2 2 . 5 2 . 6 4 . 8 4 . 8 (32)
Margin COLL by 25 COLL by 10 COLL by 29 COLL by 24 COLL by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Collingwood), Alec Hall (Melbourne)
Captains: Eddie Drohan (Collingwood), unknown (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Bob Nash (Collingwood), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Tulloch
Boundary Umpire: J. Gregory, G. Hastings

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Angus, George RU ? 1 ?
Baxter, Tom HFFL ? 1 ?
Carden, Bill BPL ? 0 ?
Drohan, Eddie (c) HFFR ? 0 ?
Dummett, Alf BPR ? 0 ?
Freeman, Artie WL ? 0 ?
Gibb, Percy WR ? 0 ?
Heatley, Bill FPL ? 0 ?
Herbert, Marshall CHB ? 0 ?
Hughes, Les FPR ? 0 ?
Lee, Dick FF ? 3 ?
McHale, Jock C ? 0 ?
Nash, Bob (vc) FB ? 0 ?
O'Donoghue, Dave HBFL ? 0 ?
Pannam, Albert RO ? 0 ?
Rowell, Ted CHF ? 2 ?
Ryan, Dave RU ? 1 ?
Wilcher, Frank HBFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 8

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Baquie, Jack BPL ? 0 ?
Bickford, Albert BPR ? 0 ?
Conquest, Jim WL ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin CHF ? 0 ?
Donaldson, Jack RU ? 0 ?
Fitzpatrick, Jim RU ? 0 ?
Harris, Frank CHB ? 0 ?
Hodgkins, Joe HFFL ? 0 ?
Homan, Bill WR ? 0 ?
Jones, Alf FF ? 1 ?
Martin, George FPL ? 1 ?
Mills, Paddy HBFR ? 0 ?
Norman, Len RO ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe FB ? 0 ?
Smith, Jack FPR ? 0 ?
Strong, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
Sykes, Wally C ? 1 ?
Tottey, Bill HFFR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 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

Player Line-Up

Collingwood Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
J. Baquie J. Pearce A. Bickford G. Angus

L. Hughes D. Lee B. Heatley D. Ryan

FORWARD A. Pannam

HALF-BACK



J. Strong F. Harris P. Mills



E. Drohan (c) T. Rowell T. Baxter



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



J. Conquest W. Sykes B. Homan



P. Gibb J. McHale A. Freeman FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE J. Donaldson

HALF-FORWARD J. Fitzpatrick

J. Hodgkins V. Coutie B. Tottey L. Norman

F. Wilcher M. Herbert D. O'Donoghue



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



G. Martin A. Jones J. Smith



A. Dummett B. Nash (vc) B. Carden



BACK



Melbourne Coach: Alec Hall

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 MELB Jack Donaldson behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 ??:??
COLL Dick Lee behind 0.1.1 - 0.1.1 ??:??
COLL Dick Lee goal 1.1.7 - 0.1.1 ??:??
MELB George Martin behind 1.1.7 - 0.2.2 ??:??
COLL unknown goal 2.1.13 - 0.2.2 ??:??
COLL George Angus goal 3.1.19 - 0.2.2 ??:??
COLL Dick Lee goal 4.1.25 - 0.2.2 ??:??
COLL Eddie Drohan behind 4.2.26 - 0.2.2 ??:??
COLL Dick Lee behind 4.3.27 - 0.2.2 ??:??
Q2 MELB George Martin goal 4.3.27 - 1.2.8 ??:??
MELB George Martin behind 4.3.27 - 1.3.9 ??:??
MELB unknown behind 4.3.27 - 1.4.10 ??:??
MELB Alf Jones goal 4.3.27 - 2.4.16 ??:??
MELB unknown behind 4.3.27 - 2.5.17 ??:??
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