1909 VFL Season Grand Final: Carlton v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 October 1909 between Carlton and South Melbourne in the challenge final of the 1909 season of the Victorian Football League.
Carlton hosted South Melbourne at the MCG.
Fred Elliott captained the hosts.
Charlie Ricketts captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Elliott and the visitors were coached by Charlie Ricketts.
Carlton (4.12.36) were defeated by South Melbourne (4.14.38).
Match Details
Season:
1909 VFL Season
Round:
Challenge Final (Grand Final)
Teams:
Carlton
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 October 1909
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
37,759
Match Results
Outcome:
Carlton
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
4.12.36 - 4.14.38
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Carlton | 0 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 11 | 4 | . | 12 | 4 | . | 12 | (36) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 12 | 4 | . | 14 | 4 | . | 14 | (38) |
| Margin | level | level | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 2 | SMLB by 2 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Carlton
Captain: Fred ElliottCoach: Fred Elliott (caretaker)
South Melbourne
Captain: Charlie RickettsCoach: Charlie Ricketts
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
J. ElderGoal Umpires
H. O'BernF. Sigmont
Boundary Umpires
W. JacksonJ. O'Loughlin
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Baquie, Jack | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Bruce, George | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Caine, Frank | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Clark, Norm | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Elliott, Fred (c) | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ford, Arthur | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gillespie, Doug | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gotz, Martin | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hammond, Charlie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jinks, Fred | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kelly, Harvey | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kennedy, Ted | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lang, Alex | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Marchbank, Jim | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGregor, Rod | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Payne, Billy | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Topping, George | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 12 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Barry, Dave | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Vic | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bower, George | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Jim | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Deas, Bob | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drane, Horrie | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Franks, Bert | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gough, Alf | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hiskins, Arthur | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kerr, Alex | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mortimer, Len | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moxham, Billy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pentland, Alan | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ricketts, Charlie (c) | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Scobie, Jack | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thomas, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wade, Ted | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 14 | |||
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
| Carlton | Coach: Fred Elliott | ||||||||||||||
| BACK | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||||
| A. Pentland | J. Scobie | T. Wade | C. Hammond |
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| F. Jinks | G. Topping | F. Elliott (c) | G. Johnson |
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| FORWARD | A. Lang |
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| A. Hiskins | B. Thomas | T. Grimshaw |
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| J. Baquie | H. Kelly | F. Caine |
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| H. Drane | G. Bower | B. Moxham |
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| T. Kennedy | R. McGregor | G. Bruce | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | V. Belcher |
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| HALF-FORWARD | B. Franks |
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| J. Cameron | B. Deas | D. Barry | C. Ricketts (c) |
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| A. Ford | B. Payne | M. Gotz |
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| A. Kerr | L. Mortimer | A. Gough |
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| D. Gillespie | J. Marchbank | N. Clark |
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| South Melbourne | Coach: Charlie Ricketts | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
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