1908 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1908 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 14 of the 1908 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Hugh Purse captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Mick Grace.
Melbourne
Back:
B. Monk, J. Pearce, J. Purse
Half-back:
A. Bickford, H. Purse (capt.), P. Mills
Centre:
H. Wright, W. Sykes, H. Rigby
Half-forward:
B. Tottey, J. Hodgkins, J. Smith
Forward:
F. Hewitt, V. Coutie, A. Jones
Follower:
J. Fitzpatrick, B. Nolan, L. Norman
St Kilda
Back:
B. Madden, H. Lever, J. Cowell
Half-back:
G. Dangerfield, H. Bant, B. Stewart
Centre:
W. Scott, D. Feehan, A. Landt
Half-forward:
H. Parsons, M. Grace, P. Ellin
Forward:
V. Barwick, J. Stewart, B. Woodcock
Follower:
V. Cumberland, G. Morrissey, C. Clymo
Melbourne (16.11.107) defeated St Kilda (8.3.51).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie (8), J. Fitzpatrick (3), J. Hodgkins (2), J. Smith, W. Sykes, B. Tottey
St Kilda: M. Grace (2), G. Morrissey (2), J. Stewart (2), V. Cumberland, B. Madden
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and St Kilda remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 25 July 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | (107) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 3 | (51) |
| Margin | STKL by 2 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 48 | MELB by 56 | MELB by 56 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Hall
(Melbourne),
Mick Grace
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Hugh Purse
(Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Wregg
Boundary Umpire:
W. Jackson,
W. Keenan
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bickford, Albert | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | FF | ? | 8 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | RU | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Hewitt, Fred | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hodgkins, Joe | CHF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Jones, Alf | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mills, Paddy | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monk, Bobby | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Bernie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Norman, Len | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Hugh (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rigby, Harry | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jack | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Sykes, Wally | C | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Tottey, Bill | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wright, Henry | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 11 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bant, Horrie | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barwick, Vic | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Clymo, Charlie | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cowell, Jim | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cumberland, Vic | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Dangerfield, Gordon | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ellin, Percy | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Feehan, Dan | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | CHF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Landt, Alby | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lever, Harry | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Madden, Bill | BPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Morrissey, George | RU | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Parsons, Harry | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scott, Wally | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Billy | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Jim | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Woodcock, Bill | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 3 | |||
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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| B. Madden | H. Lever | J. Cowell | J. Fitzpatrick |
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| A. Jones | V. Coutie | F. Hewitt | B. Nolan |
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| G. Dangerfield | H. Bant | B. Stewart |
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| J. Smith | J. Hodgkins | B. Tottey |
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| W. Scott | D. Feehan | A. Landt |
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| H. Rigby | W. Sykes | H. Wright | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | V. Cumberland |
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| H. Parsons | M. Grace | P. Ellin | C. Clymo |
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| P. Mills | H. Purse (c) | A. Bickford |
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| V. Barwick | J. Stewart | B. Woodcock |
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| J. Purse | J. Pearce | B. Monk |
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| St Kilda | Coach: Mick Grace | ||||||||||||||