1908 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1908 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 12 of the 1908 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Hugh Purse captained the hosts.
Henry Young captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall.
Melbourne
Back:
B. Monk, J. Pearce, F. Hewitt
Half-back:
B. Parke, H. Purse (capt.), P. Mills
Centre:
H. Cope, H. Wright, H. Rigby
Half-forward:
J. Hodgkins, J. Strong, J. Smith
Forward:
J. Purse, V. Coutie, A. Jones
Follower:
J. Fitzpatrick, B. Nolan, L. Norman
Geelong
Back:
D. Beard, T. Rankin, J. Pender
Half-back:
A. Boyd, C. Cameron, 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
Melbourne (9.12.66) defeated Geelong (7.6.48).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie (4), J. Hodgkins (2), J. Fitzpatrick, A. Jones, J. Strong
Geelong: T. Hardiman (5), B. Eason, D. Grigg
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Geelong remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 11 July 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | MELB by 24 | MELB by 36 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 18 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Hall
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Hugh Purse
(Melbourne),
Henry Young
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Boundary Umpire:
W. Jackson,
B. Wregg
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Cope, Harry | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | FF | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hewitt, Fred | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hodgkins, Joe | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Jones, Alf | FPR | ? | 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 | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rigby, Harry | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jack | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strong, Jack | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wright, Henry | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 12 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Beard, Dave | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bell, John | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Boyd, Alex | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Charlie | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Doull, George | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hardiman, Tom | FPL | ? | 5 | ? | |
| Hassett, Jack | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGorlick, Norm | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moran, Frank | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pender, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Salmon, Percy | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scown, Percy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Slater, Joe | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 6 | |||
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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| D. Beard | T. Rankin | J. Pender | J. Fitzpatrick |
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| A. Jones | V. Coutie | J. Purse | B. Nolan |
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| A. Boyd | C. Cameron | J. Bell |
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| J. Smith | J. Strong | J. Hodgkins |
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| G. Doull | J. Slater | P. Scown |
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| H. Rigby | H. Wright | H. Cope | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | B. Eason |
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| HALF-FORWARD | H. Young (c) |
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| E. Newling | D. Grigg | F. Moran | J. Hassett |
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| P. Mills | H. Purse (c) | B. Parke |
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| T. Hardiman | P. Salmon | N. McGorlick |
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| F. Hewitt | J. Pearce | B. Monk |
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