1908 VFL Round 14: Fitzroy v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1908 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round 14 of the 1908 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Carlton at Brunswick Street Oval. Jim Sharp captained the hosts. Fred Elliott captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

Fitzroy
Back: J. Cooper, L. Barker, H. McLennan
Half-back: T. Beauchamp, J. Sharp (capt.), C. Taylor
Centre: B. Bailes, L. Millis, G. McWilliam
Half-forward: B. Dinsmore, F. Forbes, B. Dick
Forward: G. Brosnan, W. Johnson, B. Smith
Follower: H. Milne, B. Walker, G. Holden

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, H. Kelly, A. Pattison
Forward: V. Gardiner, F. Caine, B. Marchbank
Follower: C. Hammond, G. Johnson, F. Elliott (capt.)

Fitzroy (4.9.33) were defeated by Carlton (6.8.44).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: W. Johnson (2), G. Brosnan, B. Dinsmore
Carlton: V. Gardiner (4), H. Kelly (2)

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Carlton remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Fitzroy v Carlton
Date: Saturday 25 July 1908
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Carlton
Score: 4.9.33 - 6.8.44

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 0 . 4 2 . 6 2 . 7 4 . 9 4 . 9 (33)
Carlton 2 . 4 2 . 5 5 . 7 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Margin CARL by 12 FITZ by 1 CARL by 18 CARL by 11 CARL by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Fitzroy), Jack Worrall (Carlton)
Captains: Jim Sharp (Fitzroy), Fred Elliott (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Coombes
Boundary Umpire: J. Gregory, G. Hastings

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailes, Barclay WL ? 0 ?
Barker, Lou FB ? 0 ?
Beauchamp, Tammy HBFL ? 0 ?
Brosnan, Gerald FPL ? 1 ?
Cooper, Jack BPL ? 0 ?
Dick, Billy HFFR ? 0 ?
Dinsmore, Bill HFFL ? 1 ?
Forbes, Fred CHF ? 0 ?
Holden, George RO ? 0 ?
Johnson, Wally FF ? 2 ?
McLennan, Harold BPR ? 0 ?
McWilliam, George WR ? 0 ?
Millis, Les C ? 0 ?
Milne, Herbert RU ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim (c) CHB ? 0 ?
Smith, Bob FPR ? 0 ?
Taylor, Charlie HBFR ? 0 ?
Walker, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 9

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Beck, Les BPR ? 0 ?
Bruce, George WL ? 0 ?
Caine, Frank FF ? 0 ?
Clark, Norm BPL ? 0 ?
Elliott, Fred (c) RO ? 0 ?
Gardiner, Vin FPL ? 4 ?
Gillespie, Doug FB ? 0 ?
Gotz, Martin HBFL ? 0 ?
Hammond, Charlie RU ? 0 ?
Jinks, Fred HBFR ? 0 ?
Johnson, George RU ? 0 ?
Kelly, Harvey CHF ? 2 ?
Kennedy, Ted WR ? 0 ?
Lang, Alex HFFL ? 0 ?
Marchbank, Bill FPR ? 0 ?
McGregor, Rod C ? 0 ?
Pattison, Andy HFFR ? 0 ?
Payne, Billy CHB ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 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 50s