1908 VFL Round 18: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1908 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1908 VFL season. 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
J. Sharp (capt.), B. Bailes, T. Beauchamp, J. Cooper, B. Dick, B. Franklin, G. Holden, W. Johnson, H. McLennan, L. Millis, H. Milne, W. Naismith, T. Norton, C. Owen, L. Sharp, C. Taylor, B. Walker, A. Wilkinson

Melbourne
H. Purse (capt.), J. Baquie, A. Bickford, J. Bonelli, H. Cope, V. Coutie, J. Fitzpatrick, D. Fowler, F. Hewitt, A. Jones, B. Monk, L. Norman, J. Pearce, H. Rigby, J. Smith, W. Sykes, B. Tottey, H. Wright

Fitzroy (11.18.84) defeated Melbourne (1.4.10).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: W. Johnson (2), T. Norton (2), B. Bailes, B. Dick, B. Franklin, G. Holden, H. Milne, J. Sharp, A. Wilkinson
Melbourne: V. Coutie

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

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

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 5 3 . 9 6 . 12 11 . 18 11 . 18 (84)
Melbourne 0 . 1 1 . 2 1 . 4 1 . 4 1 . 4 (10)
Margin FITZ by 22 FITZ by 19 FITZ by 38 FITZ by 74 FITZ by 74
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Fitzroy), Alec Hall (Melbourne)
Captains: Jim Sharp (Fitzroy), Hugh Purse (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Coombes

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