1908 VFL Round 15: St Kilda v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1908 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 15 of the 1908 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Geelong at Junction Oval. Henry Young captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mick Grace.

St Kilda
Back: J. Julian, H. Lever, D. Feehan
Half-back: J. Cowell, H. Bant, C. Bant
Centre: W. Scott, B. Stewart, H. Hall
Half-forward: G. Dangerfield, D. McNamara, B. Woodcock
Forward: B. Madden, C. Clymo, J. Stewart
Follower: V. Cumberland, G. Morrissey, E. Abbott

Geelong
Back: J. Pender, T. Rankin, D. Beard
Half-back: J. Bell, J. Slater, L. Armstrong
Centre: G. Doull, A. Boyd, F. Moran
Half-forward: E. Newling, D. Grigg, P. Salmon
Forward: H. McKay, J. Keon, T. Hardiman
Follower: B. Eason, H. Young (capt.), J. Hassett

St Kilda (17.5.107) defeated Geelong (5.8.38).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Stewart (4), C. Clymo (3), V. Cumberland (2), G. Dangerfield (2), G. Morrissey (2), B. Stewart (2), E. Abbott, B. Woodcock
Geelong: B. Eason, T. Hardiman, J. Hassett, H. McKay, E. Newling

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 3rd on the ladder and Geelong remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: St Kilda v Geelong
Date: Saturday 1 August 1908
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Junction Oval

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Geelong
Score: 17.5.107 - 5.8.38

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 4 . 2 10 . 4 13 . 4 17 . 5 17 . 5 (107)
Geelong 1 . 0 2 . 4 3 . 6 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
Margin STKL by 20 STKL by 48 STKL by 58 STKL by 69 STKL by 69
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mick Grace (St Kilda), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Henry Young (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Boyle
Boundary Umpire: H. Palling, P. Seyffarth

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Abbott, Ernie RO ? 1 ?
Bant, Chris HBFR ? 0 ?
Bant, Horrie CHB ? 0 ?
Clymo, Charlie FF ? 3 ?
Cowell, Jim HBFL ? 0 ?
Cumberland, Vic RU ? 2 ?
Dangerfield, Gordon HFFL ? 2 ?
Feehan, Dan BPR ? 0 ?
Hall, Harry WR ? 0 ?
Julian, Jack BPL ? 0 ?
Lever, Harry FB ? 0 ?
Madden, Bill FPL ? 0 ?
McNamara, Dave CHF ? 0 ?
Morrissey, George RU ? 2 ?
Scott, Wally WL ? 0 ?
Stewart, Billy C ? 2 ?
Stewart, Jim FPR ? 4 ?
Woodcock, Bill HFFR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 17 5

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Les HBFR ? 0 ?
Beard, Dave BPR ? 0 ?
Bell, John HBFL ? 0 ?
Boyd, Alex C ? 0 ?
Doull, George WL ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill RU ? 1 ?
Grigg, Dick CHF ? 0 ?
Hardiman, Tom FPR ? 1 ?
Hassett, Jack RO ? 1 ?
Keon, Johnny FF ? 0 ?
McKay, Hugh FPL ? 1 ?
Moran, Frank WR ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie HFFL ? 1 ?
Pender, Jack BPL ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy FB ? 0 ?
Salmon, Percy HFFR ? 0 ?
Slater, Joe CHB ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 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