1908 VFL Round 11: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1908 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 11 of the 1908 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Henry Young captained the hosts.
Geelong
Back:
D. Beard, P. Stephens, C. Cameron
Half-back:
A. Boyd, A. McKenzie, J. Bell
Centre:
G. Doull, J. Slater, P. Scown
Half-forward:
E. Newling, D. Grigg, F. Moran
Forward:
T. Hardiman, P. Salmon, N. McGorlick
Follower:
B. Eason, H. Young (capt.), J. Hassett
South Melbourne
Back:
G. Anderson, B. Franks, J. Larkin
Half-back:
B. Atkins, P. Wood, T. Grimshaw
Centre:
J. Jones, T. Wade, J. Turnbull
Half-forward:
B. Goddard, A. Hiskins, V. Belcher
Forward:
A. Kerr, L. Mortimer, D. Casey
Follower:
H. Callan, J. Cameron, C. Ricketts
Geelong (9.4.58) were defeated by South Melbourne (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Geelong: E. Newling (4), D. Beard, B. Eason, T. Hardiman, N. McGorlick, P. Salmon
South Melbourne: A. Hiskins (2), L. Mortimer (2), H. Callan, J. Cameron, B. Goddard, J. Jones, A. Kerr
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 10th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 July 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
9.4.58 - 9.12.66
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 4 | (58) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | GEEL by 6 | SMLB by 11 | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 8 | SMLB by 8 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Henry Young
(Geelong),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Tulloch
Boundary Umpire:
A. Batty,
G. Sandford
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Beard, Dave | BPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Bell, John | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Boyd, Alex | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Charlie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Doull, George | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hardiman, Tom | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hassett, Jack | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGorlick, Norm | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Alec | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moran, Frank | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | HFFL | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Salmon, Percy | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Scown, Percy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Slater, Joe | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 4 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, George | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Atkins, Bert | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Vic | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Callan, Hughie | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cameron, Jim | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Casey, Dick | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Franks, Bert | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Goddard, Bill | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hiskins, Arthur | CHF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Jones, Jack | WL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kerr, Alex | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Larkin, Joe | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mortimer, Len | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Ricketts, Charlie | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Turnbull, Jack | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wade, Ted | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Phonse | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 12 | |||
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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| G. Anderson | B. Franks | J. Larkin | B. Eason |
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| N. McGorlick | P. Salmon | T. Hardiman | H. Young (c) |
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| B. Atkins | P. Wood | T. Grimshaw |
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| F. Moran | D. Grigg | E. Newling |
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| J. Jones | T. Wade | J. Turnbull |
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| P. Scown | J. Slater | G. Doull | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | H. Callan |
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| B. Goddard | A. Hiskins | V. Belcher | C. Ricketts |
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| J. Bell | A. McKenzie | A. Boyd |
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| A. Kerr | L. Mortimer | D. Casey |
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| C. Cameron | P. Stephens | D. Beard |
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| South Melbourne | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||