1909 VFL 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 grand final of the 1909 VFL season. Carlton hosted South Melbourne at 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
Back: N. Clark, J. Marchbank, D. Gillespie
Half-back: M. Gotz, B. Payne, A. Ford
Centre: G. Bruce, R. McGregor, T. Kennedy
Half-forward: F. Caine, H. Kelly, J. Baquie
Forward: F. Elliott (capt.), G. Topping, F. Jinks
Follower: C. Hammond, G. Johnson, A. Lang

South Melbourne
Back: A. Pentland, J. Scobie, T. Wade
Half-back: A. Hiskins, B. Thomas, T. Grimshaw
Centre: H. Drane, G. Bower, B. Moxham
Half-forward: J. Cameron, B. Deas, D. Barry
Forward: A. Kerr, L. Mortimer, A. Gough
Follower: V. Belcher, B. Franks, C. Ricketts (capt.)

Carlton (4.12.36) were defeated by South Melbourne (4.14.38).

Goalkickers
Carlton: G. Topping (2), J. Baquie, H. Kelly
South Melbourne: B. Franks, A. Gough, L. Mortimer, C. Ricketts

Match Details

Season: 1909 VFL Season
Round: 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
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
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Fred Elliott (Carlton), Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne)
Captains: Fred Elliott (Carlton), Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Goal Umpire: H. O'Bern, F. Sigmont
Boundary Umpire: W. Jackson, J. O'Loughlin

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
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
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 50s

Player Line-Up

Carlton Coach: Fred Elliott
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
A. Pentland J. Scobie T. Wade C. Hammond

F. Jinks G. Topping F. Elliott (c) G. Johnson

FORWARD A. Lang

HALF-BACK



A. Hiskins B. Thomas T. Grimshaw



J. Baquie H. Kelly F. Caine



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



H. Drane G. Bower B. Moxham



T. Kennedy R. McGregor G. Bruce FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE V. Belcher

HALF-FORWARD B. Franks

J. Cameron B. Deas D. Barry C. Ricketts (c)

A. Ford B. Payne M. Gotz



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



A. Kerr L. Mortimer A. Gough



D. Gillespie J. Marchbank N. Clark



BACK



South Melbourne Coach: Charlie Ricketts

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