1908 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v University
This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1908 between Melbourne and University during round 15 of the 1908 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted University at MCG.
Hugh Purse captained the hosts.
Tom Fogarty captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall.
Melbourne
Back:
B. Monk, J. Pearce, A. Bickford
Half-back:
B. Parke, H. Purse (capt.), P. Mills
Centre:
H. Wright, W. Sykes, H. Rigby
Half-forward:
J. Smith, B. Tottey, J. Purse
Forward:
F. Hewitt, V. Coutie, A. Jones
Follower:
J. Fitzpatrick, B. Nolan, L. Norman
University
Back:
M. Williams, F. Crawford, A. Tymms
Half-back:
N. Richards, T. Cordner, G. Elliott
Centre:
J. Jones, H. Cordner, M. Gardner
Half-forward:
E. Kneen, C. Fogarty, H. Bowden
Forward:
D. Browning, B. Hartkopf, A. Ogilvie
Follower:
T. Fogarty (capt.), L. Seward, M. Ratz
Melbourne (7.12.54) were defeated by University (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie (3), A. Jones (2), F. Hewitt, J. Smith
University: E. Kneen (3), A. Ogilvie (2), D. Browning, B. Hartkopf, L. Seward
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and University were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
University
Date:
Saturday 1 August 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
University
Score:
7.12.54 - 8.10.58
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| University | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | UNIV by 21 | UNIV by 12 | MELB by 4 | UNIV by 4 | UNIV by 4 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Hall
(Melbourne),
unknown
(University)
Captains:
Hugh Purse
(Melbourne),
Tom Fogarty
(University)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Coombes
Boundary Umpire:
J. Gregory,
G. Hastings
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bickford, Albert | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | FF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hewitt, Fred | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Jones, Alf | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| 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 | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rigby, Harry | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jack | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Sykes, Wally | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tottey, Bill | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Henry | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 12 | |||
University
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bowden, Henry | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Browning, Denby | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cordner, Harry | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cordner, Ted | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Crawford, Frank | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Elliott, George | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fogarty, Chris | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fogarty, Tom (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardner, Mark | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hartkopf, Bert | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Jones, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kneen, Edgar | HFFL | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Ogilvie, Alick | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Ratz, Martin | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Richards, Norm | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Seward, Leo | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Tymms, Athol | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, Mal | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 10 | |||
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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| M. Williams | F. Crawford | A. Tymms | J. Fitzpatrick |
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| A. Jones | V. Coutie | F. Hewitt | B. Nolan |
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| N. Richards | T. Cordner | G. Elliott |
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| J. Purse | B. Tottey | J. Smith |
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| J. Jones | H. Cordner | M. Gardner |
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| H. Rigby | W. Sykes | H. Wright | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | T. Fogarty (c) |
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| HALF-FORWARD | L. Seward |
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| E. Kneen | C. Fogarty | H. Bowden | M. Ratz |
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| P. Mills | H. Purse (c) | B. Parke |
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| D. Browning | B. Hartkopf | A. Ogilvie |
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| A. Bickford | J. Pearce | B. Monk |
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