1909 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results of Carlton for the 1909 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Essendon in a semi final and defeating South Melbourne in the final, South Melbourne exercised their right to challenge for the premiership by virtue of being the minor premiers. Carlton were defeated by South Melbourne in the challenge final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1909 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 146.8)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baquie, Jack | 16 | 6 | R06-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Barningham, Alex | 9 | 4 | R01-04, R06, R08, R10, R12, R16 | |
| Beck, Les | 17 | 0 | R01-16, PF | |
| Bruce, George | 19 | 3 | R02-16, R18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Caine, Frank | 15 | 33 | R01-06, R08-09, R12-15, SF, PF, GF | |
| Clark, Norm | 18 | 0 | R01, R04-18, SF, GF | |
| Elliott, Fred | 21 | 14 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Ford, Arthur | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Gardiner, Vin | 10 | 12 | R01-02, R07-14 | |
| Gillespie, Doug | 14 | 0 | R01-07, R15-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Gotz, Martin | 18 | 9 | R02, R04-07, R09-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Hammond, Charlie | 20 | 2 | R02-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Harris, Dick | 3 | 2 | R01, R08, R16 | |
| Jamieson, Ernie | 2 | 0 | R17-18 | |
| Jinks, Fred | 12 | 11 | R01, R11-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Johnson, George | 19 | 2 | R01-05, R07-11, R13-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Kelly, Harvey | 18 | 28 | R02-14, R17-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Kennedy, Ted | 16 | 1 | R03-11, R15-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Lang, Alex | 20 | 19 | R01-07, R09-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Marchbank, Jim | 19 | 6 | R01, R03-04, R06-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| McGregor, Rod | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Neylan, Jim | 2 | 0 | R08, R17 | |
| Pattison, Andy | 4 | 1 | R01-03, R05 | |
| Payne, Billy | 16 | 0 | R03-07, R09-15, R18, SF, PF, GF | |
| Renwick, George | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R05 | |
| Ritchie, Ray | 1 | 0 | R17 | |
| Stewart, George | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Topping, George | 21 | 36 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worrall, Jack | 13 | 9 | -0- | 4 | R01-13 |
| Elliott, Fred | 8 | 7 | -0- | 1 | R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Norm Clark | Doug Gillespie | Jim Marchbank |
| Half-Back: | Martin Gotz | Billy Payne | Arthur Ford |
| Centre: | George Bruce | Rod McGregor | Ted Kennedy |
| Half-Forward: | Frank Caine | Harvey Kelly | Jack Baquie |
| Forward: | Fred Elliott | George Topping | Fred Jinks |
| Follower: | Charlie Hammond | George Johnson | Alex Lang |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 5 out of 21 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/05/1909 | Round 1 | University | HOME | LOSS | UNIV by 15 | Jack Worrall | Fred Elliott |
| 08/05/1909 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 17 | Jack Worrall | Fred Elliott |
| 15/05/1909 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | CARL by 17 | Jack Worrall | Fred Elliott |
| 22/05/1909 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 24 | Jack Worrall | Fred Elliott |
| 29/05/1909 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 23 | Jack Worrall | Fred Elliott |
| 05/06/1909 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | CARL by 9 | Jack Worrall | Fred Elliott |
| 07/06/1909 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | CARL by 29 | Jack Worrall | Fred Elliott |
| 12/06/1909 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 29 | Jack Worrall | Fred Elliott |
| 19/06/1909 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | CARL by 17 | Jack Worrall | Fred Elliott |
| 03/07/1909 | Round 10 | University | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 20 | Jack Worrall | Fred Elliott |
| 10/07/1909 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 24 | Jack Worrall | Fred Elliott |
| 17/07/1909 | Round 12 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 1 | Jack Worrall | Fred Elliott |
| 24/07/1909 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | CARL by 60 | Jack Worrall | Fred Elliott |
| 31/07/1909 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 51 | Fred Elliott | Fred Elliott |
| 14/08/1909 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 51 | Fred Elliott | Fred Elliott |
| 21/08/1909 | Round 16 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 40 | Fred Elliott | Fred Elliott |
| 28/08/1909 | Round 17 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | CARL by 46 | Fred Elliott | Fred Elliott |
| 04/09/1909 | Round 18 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 15 | Fred Elliott | Fred Elliott |
| 11/09/1909 | Semi Final | Essendon | HOME | WIN | CARL by 36 | Fred Elliott | Fred Elliott |
| 25/09/1909 | Preliminary Final | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 22 | Fred Elliott | Fred Elliott |
| 02/10/1909 | Grand Final | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 2 | Fred Elliott | Fred Elliott |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.