1908 VFL Season Round 12: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1908 between Essendon and Carlton during round twelve of the 1908 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (6.6.42) defeated Carlton (4.5.29).
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Essendon
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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
Essendon
Captain: Billy GriffithCoach: Dave Smith
Carlton
Captain: Fred ElliottCoach: Jack Worrall
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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| FORWARD | D. Smith |
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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 | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | C. Hammond |
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| HALF-FORWARD | G. Johnson |
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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 | ||||||||||||||