1908 VFL Season Round 9: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1908 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round nine of the 1908 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the MCG. The hosts were coached by Alec Hall.

Melbourne (4.4.28) defeated Fitzroy (3.7.25).

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 20 June 1908
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 4.4.28 - 3.7.25

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 0 . 0 1 . 3 2 . 3 4 . 4 4 . 4 (28)
Fitzroy 1 . 4 1 . 4 2 . 6 3 . 7 3 . 7 (25)
Margin FITZ by 10 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 3 MELB by 3 MELB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Alec Hall

Fitzroy

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

G. Mackenzie

Boundary Umpires

W. Connor
A. Kenny

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bickford, Albert HBFL ? 0 ?
Conquest, Jim HFFR ? 0 ?
Cope, Harry WR ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin CHF ? 1 ?
Donaldson, Jack FPL ? 1 ?
Fitzpatrick, Jim RU ? 0 ?
Harris, Frank CHB ? 0 ?
Hodgkins, Joe HFFL ? 1 ?
Jones, Alf FPR ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack FF ? 1 ?
Mills, Paddy HBFR ? 0 ?
Monk, Bobby BPL ? 0 ?
Nolan, Bernie RU ? 0 ?
Norman, Len RO ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe FB ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack BPR ? 0 ?
Sykes, Wally C ? 0 ?
Wright, Henry WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 4

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailes, Barclay HFFL ? 0 ?
Barker, Lou HBFR ? 0 ?
Beauchamp, Tammy C ? 0 ?
Brosnan, Gerald CHF ? 0 ?
Cooper, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
Dick, Billy CHB ? 0 ?
Duncan, Val BPL ? 0 ?
Edgeley, Jack WL ? 0 ?
Franklin, Bill FPR ? 2 ?
Holden, George WR ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern FB ? 0 ?
Johnson, Wally FF ? 0 ?
McLennan, Harold BPR ? 0 ?
Millis, Les RO ? 0 ?
Milne, Herbert RU ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally RU ? 0 ?
Owen, Charlie FPL ? 1 ?
Treloar, Arthur HFFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 7

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