1909 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1909 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 5 of the 1909 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
Bernie Nolan captained the hosts.
Fred Elliott captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.
Melbourne
B. Nolan (capt.), H. Brereton, H. Cope, V. Coutie, B. Fischer, J. Fitzpatrick, B. Flintoft, F. Harris, F. Hewitt, J. Hodgkins, P. Mills, B. Monk, L. Norman, J. Pearce, H. Purse, J. Robertson, J. Smith, J. Strong
Carlton
F. Elliott (capt.), L. Beck, G. Bruce, F. Caine, N. Clark, A. Ford, D. Gillespie, M. Gotz, C. Hammond, G. Johnson, H. Kelly, T. Kennedy, A. Lang, R. McGregor, A. Pattison, B. Payne, G. Renwick, G. Topping
Melbourne (8.9.57) were defeated by Carlton (12.8.80).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie (4), H. Brereton (2), J. Hodgkins, L. Norman
Carlton: A. Lang (4), H. Kelly (3), F. Caine (2), M. Gotz, A. Pattison, G. Topping
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1909 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1909
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
13,573
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Margin | CARL by 7 | MELB by 7 | CARL by 4 | CARL by 23 | CARL by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Hall
(Melbourne),
Jack Worrall
(Carlton)
Captains:
Bernie Nolan
(Melbourne),
Fred Elliott
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Boyle
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Cope, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Fischer, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Flintoft, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Harris, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hewitt, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hodgkins, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Mills, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Bernie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Norman, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robertson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strong, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 9 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beck, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bruce, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Caine, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Clark, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Elliott, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ford, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gillespie, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gotz, Martin | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hammond, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kelly, Harvey | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Kennedy, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lang, Alex | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| McGregor, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pattison, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Payne, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Renwick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Topping, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 8 | |||