This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1908 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round eighteen of the 1908 season of the Victorian Football League.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Jim Sharp captained the hosts.
Hugh Purse captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Alec Hall.
Fitzroy (11.18.84) defeated Melbourne (1.4.10).
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 September 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
Melbourne
Score:
11.18.84 - 1.4.10
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Bailes, Barclay
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Beauchamp, Tammy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Cooper, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Dick, Billy
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Franklin, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Holden, George
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Johnson, Wally
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
|
McLennan, Harold
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Millis, Les
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Milne, Herbert
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Naismith, Wally
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Norton, Tom
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
|
Owen, Charlie
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Sharp, Jim
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Sharp, Les
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Taylor, Charlie
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Walker, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Wilkinson, Alf
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(18 players)
|
11
|
18
|
Melbourne
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Baquie, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Bickford, Albert
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Bonelli, Jim
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Cope, Harry
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Coutie, Vin
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Fitzpatrick, Jim
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Fowler, Dick
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Hewitt, Fred
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Jones, Alf
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Monk, Bobby
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Norman, Len
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Pearce, Joe
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Purse, Hugh
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Rigby, Harry
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Smith, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Sykes, Wally
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Tottey, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Wright, Henry
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(18 players)
|
1
|
4
|
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