1908 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1908 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1908 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Hugh Purse captained the hosts.
Bob Nash captained the visitors with George Angus as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Billy Strickland.
Melbourne
H. Purse (capt.), A. Bickford, J. Conquest, V. Coutie, J. Fitzpatrick, F. Hewitt, J. Hodgkins, A. Jones, P. Mills, B. Monk, B. Nolan, L. Norman, J. Pearce, J. Purse, H. Rigby, J. Smith, W. Sykes, H. Wright
Collingwood
Back:
D. O'Donoghue, T. Rowell, A. Dummett
Half-back:
M. Herbert, B. Nash (capt.), F. Wilcher
Centre:
J. Sadler, J. McHale, P. Gibb
Half-forward:
R. Daykin, A. Leach, A. Pannam
Forward:
D. Lee, J. Baxter, B. Heatley
Follower:
G. Angus (vice-capt.), B. Strachan, T. Baxter
Melbourne (4.8.32) were defeated by Collingwood (6.9.45).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie, J. Hodgkins, J. Smith, W. Sykes
Collingwood: T. Baxter (2), G. Angus, J. Baxter, B. Heatley, D. Lee
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Collingwood remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 15 August 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
4.8.32 - 6.9.45
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 8 | (32) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | MELB by 8 | COLL by 1 | COLL by 13 | COLL by 13 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Hall
(Melbourne),
Billy Strickland
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Hugh Purse
(Melbourne),
Bob Nash
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
George Angus
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Boundary Umpire:
J. Gregory,
G. Hastings
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bickford, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Conquest, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hewitt, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hodgkins, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Jones, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mills, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Norman, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Hugh (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rigby, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Sykes, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wright, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 8 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Angus, George (vc) | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Baxter, Jim | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Baxter, Tom | RO | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Daykin, Richard | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dummett, Alf | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibb, Percy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Heatley, Bill | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Herbert, Marshall | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leach, Arthur | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lee, Dick | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McHale, Jock | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nash, Bob (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Donoghue, Dave | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pannam, Albert | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rowell, Ted | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sadler, Jim | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strachan, Bob | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wilcher, Frank | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 9 | |||
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
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