1909 VFL Preliminary Final: South Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 25 September 1909 between South Melbourne and Carlton in the preliminary final of the 1909 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
Charlie Ricketts captained the hosts.
Fred Elliott captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by Fred Elliott.
South Melbourne
Back:
D. Barry, B. Dolphin, J. Scobie
Half-back:
T. Grimshaw, B. Thomas, A. Pentland
Centre:
J. Caldwell, G. Bower, B. Moxham
Half-forward:
J. Cameron, A. Hiskins, C. Ricketts (capt.)
Forward:
A. Gough, L. Mortimer, D. Casey
Follower:
V. Belcher, B. Franks, A. Kerr
Carlton
Back:
L. Beck, D. Gillespie, J. Marchbank
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 (7.5.47) were defeated by Carlton (10.9.69).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: A. Gough (3), V. Belcher, G. Bower, B. Franks, L. Mortimer
Carlton: F. Caine (4), J. Marchbank (2), J. Baquie, F. Elliott, A. Lang, G. Topping
Match Details
Season:
1909 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 25 September 1909
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
42,418
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Carlton
Score:
7.5.47 - 10.9.69
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 5 | (47) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Margin | SMLB by 9 | CARL by 8 | CARL by 9 | CARL by 22 | CARL by 22 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Ricketts
(South Melbourne),
Fred Elliott
(Carlton)
Captains:
Charlie Ricketts
(South Melbourne),
Fred Elliott
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Boundary Umpire:
H. Palling,
L. Stainsby
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Barry, Dave | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Vic | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Bower, George | C | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Caldwell, Jim | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Jim | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Casey, Dick | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dolphin, Bill | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Franks, Bert | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gough, Alf | FPL | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hiskins, Arthur | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kerr, Alex | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mortimer, Len | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moxham, Billy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pentland, Alan | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ricketts, Charlie (c) | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scobie, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thomas, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 5 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Baquie, Jack | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Beck, Les | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bruce, George | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Caine, Frank | HFFL | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Elliott, Fred (c) | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Ford, Arthur | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gillespie, Doug | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gotz, Martin | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hammond, Charlie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jinks, Fred | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kelly, Harvey | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kennedy, Ted | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lang, Alex | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Marchbank, Jim | BPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McGregor, Rod | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Payne, Billy | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Topping, George | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 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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| L. Beck | D. Gillespie | J. Marchbank | V. Belcher |
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| D. Casey | L. Mortimer | A. Gough | B. Franks |
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| M. Gotz | B. Payne | A. Ford |
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| C. Ricketts (c) | A. Hiskins | J. Cameron |
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| G. Bruce | R. McGregor | T. Kennedy |
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| B. Moxham | G. Bower | J. Caldwell | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
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| F. Caine | H. Kelly | J. Baquie | A. Lang |
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| A. Pentland | B. Thomas | T. Grimshaw |
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| F. Elliott (c) | G. Topping | F. Jinks |
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| J. Scobie | B. Dolphin | D. Barry |
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| Carlton | Coach: Fred Elliott | ||||||||||||||