This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1908 between Geelong and Carlton during round 16 of the 1908 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Carlton at Corio Oval.
Teddy Rankin captained the hosts.
Fred Jinks captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.
Geelong
Back:
J. Bell, T. Rankin (capt.), L. Chisholm
Half-back:
L. Armstrong, T. Dickson, A. Boyd
Centre:
P. Scown, D. Grigg, G. Doull
Half-forward:
B. Eason, E. Newling, B. Wilton
Forward:
P. Salmon, T. Hardiman, D. Beard
Follower:
J. Slater, B. Whittington, J. Hassett
Carlton
Back:
N. Clark, D. Gillespie, L. Beck
Half-back:
M. Gotz, F. Jinks (capt.), B. Payne
Centre:
A. Ingleman, R. McGregor, T. Kennedy
Half-forward:
A. Ford, H. Kelly, A. Pattison
Forward:
E. Kelly, V. Gardiner, G. Topping
Follower:
C. Hammond, G. Johnson, A. Lang
Geelong (5.9.39) were defeated by Carlton (6.13.49).
Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Hardiman, E. Newling, T. Rankin, P. Salmon, B. Wilton
Carlton: H. Kelly (3), G. Topping (2), E. Kelly
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 10th on the ladder and Carlton remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Geelong
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 8 August 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
Carlton
Score:
5.9.39 - 6.13.49
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
Jack Worrall
(Carlton)
Captains:
Teddy Rankin
(Geelong),
Fred Jinks
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Coombes
Boundary Umpire:
A. Batty,
G. Sandford
Player Statistics
Geelong
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
Armstrong, Les
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Beard, Dave
|
FPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Bell, John
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Boyd, Alex
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Chisholm, Les
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Dickson, Tom
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Doull, George
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Eason, Bill
|
HFFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Grigg, Dick
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Hardiman, Tom
|
FF
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
Hassett, Jack
|
RO
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Newling, Ernie
|
CHF
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
Rankin, Teddy
(c)
|
FB
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
Salmon, Percy
|
FPL
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
Scown, Percy
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Slater, Joe
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Whittington, Bert
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Wilton, Billy
|
HFFR
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
Rushed
|
?
|
Total
(18 players)
|
5
|
9
|
Carlton
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
Beck, Les
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Clark, Norm
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Ford, Arthur
|
HFFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Gardiner, Vin
|
FF
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Gillespie, Doug
|
FB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Gotz, Martin
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Hammond, Charlie
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Ingleman, Alby
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Jinks, Fred
(c)
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Johnson, George
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Kelly, Ernie
|
FPL
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
Kelly, Harvey
|
CHF
|
?
|
3
|
?
|
|
Kennedy, Ted
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Lang, Alex
|
RO
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
McGregor, Rod
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Pattison, Andy
|
HFFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Payne, Billy
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Topping, George
|
FPR
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
Rushed
|
?
|
Total
(18 players)
|
6
|
13
|
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