1908 VFL Round 12: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1908 between Essendon and Carlton during round 12 of the 1908 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at East Melbourne.
Billy Griffith captained the hosts.
Fred Elliott captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dave Smith and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.
Essendon
Back:
A. Belcher, B. Ryan, B. Johnson
Half-back:
B. Griffith (capt.), B. Busbridge, L. Bowe
Centre:
L. Minto, B. Sewart, B. Davies
Half-forward:
M. Londerigan, P. Shea, H. Farnsworth
Forward:
A. Legge, O. Landmann, J. Martin
Follower:
L. Armstrong, F. Parkinson, D. Smith
Carlton
Back:
N. Clark, D. Gillespie, L. Beck
Half-back:
M. Gotz, B. Payne, F. Jinks
Centre:
G. Bruce, R. McGregor, T. Kennedy
Half-forward:
A. Lang, B. Marchbank, A. Ingleman
Forward:
F. Caine, G. Topping, E. Kelly
Follower:
C. Hammond, G. Johnson, F. Elliott (capt.)
Essendon (6.6.42) defeated Carlton (4.5.29).
Goalkickers
Essendon: O. Landmann (3), P. Shea (2), D. Smith
Carlton: F. Caine (2), E. Kelly, A. Lang
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Carlton remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 11 July 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | (42) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | (29) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 13 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dave Smith
(Essendon),
Jack Worrall
(Carlton)
Captains:
Billy Griffith
(Essendon),
Fred Elliott
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Tulloch
Boundary Umpire:
J. O'Loughlin,
W. Roy
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Armstrong, Lou | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Allan | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowe, Len | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Busbridge, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davies, Bill | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Farnsworth, Harry | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Landmann, Otto | FF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Legge, Arthur | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Londerigan, Mike | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, Jim | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Minto, Les | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkinson, Fred | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Bert | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sewart, Bill | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Paddy | CHF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 6 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Beck, Les | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bruce, George | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Caine, Frank | FPL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Clark, Norm | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Elliott, Fred (c) | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gillespie, Doug | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gotz, Martin | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hammond, Charlie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ingleman, Alby | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jinks, Fred | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kelly, Ernie | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kennedy, Ted | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lang, Alex | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Marchbank, Bill | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGregor, Rod | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Payne, Billy | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Topping, George | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 5 | |||
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
| Essendon | Coach: Dave Smith | ||||||||||||||
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| N. Clark | D. Gillespie | L. Beck | L. Armstrong |
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| J. Martin | O. Landmann | A. Legge | F. Parkinson |
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| M. Gotz | B. Payne | F. Jinks |
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| H. Farnsworth | P. Shea | M. Londerigan |
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| G. Bruce | R. McGregor | T. Kennedy |
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| B. Davies | B. Sewart | L. Minto | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
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| A. Lang | B. Marchbank | A. Ingleman | F. Elliott (c) |
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| L. Bowe | B. Busbridge | B. Griffith (c) |
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| F. Caine | G. Topping | E. Kelly |
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| B. Johnson | B. Ryan | A. Belcher |
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| Carlton | Coach: Jack Worrall | ||||||||||||||