1908 VFL Round 11: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1908 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 11 of the 1908 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Fred Elliott captained the hosts.
Hugh Purse captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Alec Hall.
Carlton
Back:
N. Clark, Dave Gillespie, F. Williams
Half-back:
M. Gotz, B. Payne, L. Beck
Centre:
G. Bruce, R. McGregor, T. Kennedy
Half-forward:
A. Lang, F. Caine, A. Ingleman
Forward:
Doug Gillespie, V. Gardiner, E. Kelly
Follower:
C. Hammond, G. Johnson, F. Elliott (capt.)
Melbourne
Back:
B. Monk, J. Pearce, J. Purse
Half-back:
B. Parke, H. Purse (capt.), P. Mills
Centre:
H. Wright, J. Strong, H. Rigby
Half-forward:
J. Conquest, V. Coutie, J. Hodgkins
Forward:
B. Tottey, A. Jones, J. Smith
Follower:
J. Fitzpatrick, B. Nolan, L. Norman
Carlton (8.15.63) defeated Melbourne (4.7.31).
Goalkickers
Carlton: F. Caine (3), V. Gardiner (2), A. Ingleman, E. Kelly, A. Lang
Melbourne: J. Hodgkins (2), A. Jones, J. Smith
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 July 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Carlton | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 7 | (31) |
| Margin | CARL by 6 | CARL by 14 | CARL by 11 | CARL by 32 | CARL by 32 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Carlton),
Alec Hall
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Fred Elliott
(Carlton),
Hugh Purse
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Smith
Boundary Umpire:
G. Hastings,
W. Roy
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Beck, Les | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bruce, George | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Caine, Frank | CHF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Clark, Norm | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Elliott, Fred (c) | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardiner, Vin | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Gillespie, Dave | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gillespie, Doug | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gotz, Martin | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hammond, Charlie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ingleman, Alby | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Johnson, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kelly, Ernie | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kennedy, Ted | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lang, Alex | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McGregor, Rod | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Payne, Billy | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, Frank | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
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| Total (18 players) | 8 | 15 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Conquest, Jim | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hodgkins, Joe | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Jones, Alf | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Mills, Paddy | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monk, Bobby | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Bernie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Norman, Len | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parke, Bert | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Hugh (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rigby, Harry | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jack | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Strong, Jack | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tottey, Bill | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Henry | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 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
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| B. Monk | J. Pearce | J. Purse | C. Hammond |
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| B. Parke | H. Purse (c) | P. Mills |
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| A. Ingleman | F. Caine | A. Lang |
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| H. Wright | J. Strong | H. Rigby |
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| J. Conquest | V. Coutie | J. Hodgkins | L. Norman |
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| L. Beck | B. Payne | M. Gotz |
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| B. Tottey | A. Jones | J. Smith |
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| F. Williams | D. Gillespie | N. Clark |
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| Melbourne | Coach: Alec Hall | ||||||||||||||