1908 VFL Season 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 fourteen of the 1908 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at the MCG.
Hugh Purse captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Mick Grace.
Melbourne (16.11.107) defeated St Kilda (8.3.51).
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
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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
Melbourne
Captain: Hugh PurseCoach: Alec Hall
St Kilda
Captain: unknownCoach: Mick Grace
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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| FORWARD | L. Norman |
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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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| HALF-FORWARD | G. Morrissey |
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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 | ||||||||||||||