1908 VFL Round 13: South Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1908 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 13 of the 1908 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Hughie Callan captained the hosts.
Hugh Purse captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Alec Hall.
South Melbourne
Back:
J. Turnbull, T. Grimshaw, B. Thomas
Half-back:
G. Anderson, P. Wood, B. Atkins
Centre:
T. Hosking, T. Wade, J. Jones
Half-forward:
V. Belcher, A. Hiskins, D. Baird
Forward:
B. Goddard, L. Mortimer, D. Casey
Follower:
H. Callan (capt.), B. Franks, A. Kerr
Melbourne
Back:
B. Monk, J. Pearce, J. Purse
Half-back:
B. Parke, H. Purse (capt.), P. Mills
Centre:
H. Wright, W. Sykes, H. Rigby
Half-forward:
J. Smith, J. Strong, J. Hodgkins
Forward:
A. Jones, V. Coutie, F. Hewitt
Follower:
J. Fitzpatrick, B. Nolan, L. Norman
South Melbourne (5.10.40) were defeated by Melbourne (11.8.74).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: A. Hiskins (3), H. Callan, B. Franks
Melbourne: V. Coutie (4), J. Smith (2), J. Fitzpatrick, J. Hodgkins, A. Jones, J. Pearce, J. Strong
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 July 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
5.10.40 - 11.8.74
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 34 | MELB by 34 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Alec Hall
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Hughie Callan
(South Melbourne),
Hugh Purse
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Smith
Boundary Umpire:
W. Keenan,
W. Roy
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Atkins, Bert | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Baird, Des | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Vic | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Callan, Hughie (c) | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Casey, Dick | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Franks, Bert | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Goddard, Bill | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hiskins, Arthur | CHF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Hosking, Toner | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jones, Jack | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kerr, Alex | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mortimer, Len | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thomas, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Turnbull, Jack | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wade, Ted | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Phonse | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 10 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Coutie, Vin | FF | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hewitt, Fred | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hodgkins, Joe | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Jones, Alf | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Mills, Paddy | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monk, Bobby | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Bernie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Norman, Len | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parke, Bert | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | FB | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Purse, Hugh (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rigby, Harry | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jack | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Strong, Jack | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Sykes, Wally | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Henry | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 8 | |||
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 | H. Callan (c) |
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| D. Casey | L. Mortimer | B. Goddard | B. Franks |
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| B. Parke | H. Purse (c) | P. Mills |
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| D. Baird | A. Hiskins | V. Belcher |
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| H. Wright | W. Sykes | H. Rigby |
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| J. Jones | T. Wade | T. Hosking | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
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| J. Smith | J. Strong | J. Hodgkins | L. Norman |
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| B. Atkins | P. Wood | G. Anderson |
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| A. Jones | V. Coutie | F. Hewitt |
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| B. Thomas | T. Grimshaw | J. Turnbull |
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| Melbourne | Coach: Alec Hall | ||||||||||||||