1908 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1908 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1908 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall.
Melbourne
Back:
B. Monk, J. Pearce, J. Purse
Half-back:
A. Bickford, F. Harris, P. Mills
Centre:
H. Wright, W. Sykes, H. Cope
Half-forward:
J. Hodgkins, V. Coutie, J. Conquest
Forward:
J. Donaldson, J. Leith, A. Jones
Follower:
J. Fitzpatrick, B. Nolan, L. Norman
Fitzroy
Back:
V. Duncan, E. Jenkins, H. McLennan
Half-back:
J. Cooper, B. Dick, L. Barker
Centre:
J. Edgeley, T. Beauchamp, G. Holden
Half-forward:
B. Bailes, G. Brosnan, A. Treloar
Forward:
C. Owen, W. Johnson, B. Franklin
Follower:
H. Milne, W. Naismith, L. Millis
Melbourne (4.4.28) defeated Fitzroy (3.7.25).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie, J. Donaldson, J. Hodgkins, J. Leith
Fitzroy: B. Franklin (2), C. Owen
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 20 June 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Hall
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Mackenzie
Boundary Umpire:
W. Connor,
A. Kenny
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 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 |
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| 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Melbourne | Coach: Alec Hall | ||||||||||||||
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| V. Duncan | E. Jenkins | H. McLennan | J. Fitzpatrick |
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| A. Jones | J. Leith | J. Donaldson | B. Nolan |
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| J. Cooper | B. Dick | L. Barker |
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| J. Conquest | V. Coutie | J. Hodgkins |
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| J. Edgeley | T. Beauchamp | G. Holden |
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| H. Cope | W. Sykes | H. Wright | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
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| B. Bailes | G. Brosnan | A. Treloar | L. Millis |
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| P. Mills | F. Harris | A. Bickford |
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| C. Owen | W. Johnson | B. Franklin |
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| J. Purse | J. Pearce | B. Monk |
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