1908 VFL grand final
{{Short description|Grand final of the 1908 Victorian Football League season}}
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{{Infobox Australian rules football match
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| competition = AFL
| match_type = Grand Final
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| home = 50px
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| home_abbr = CAR
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| away = 50px
{{AFL Ess}}
| away_abbr = ESS
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| home_qtr1 = 2.3 (15)
| home_qtr2 = 5.4 (34)
| home_qtr3 = 5.5 (35)
| home_qtr4 = 5.5 (35)
| away_qtr1 = 1.1 (7)
| away_qtr2 = 2.4 (16)
| away_qtr3 = 3.5 (23)
| away_qtr4 = 3.8 (26)
| home_score = 5.5 (35)
| away_score = 3.8 (26)
| date = 26 September 1908
| stadium = Melbourne Cricket Ground
| attendance = 50,261
| umpire = Jack Elder
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| last = 1907
| next = 1909
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The 1908 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1908. It was the 11th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1908 VFL season. The match, attended by 50,261 spectators, was won by reigning premiers Carlton by a margin of 9 points, marking that club's third premiership victory and third in succession.
Right to challenge
This season was played under the amended Argus system. Carlton was the minor premier, and Essendon had finished second. The teams both qualified for this match by winning their semi-finals matches.
If Essendon had won this match, Carlton would have had the right to challenge Essendon to a rematch for the premiership on the following weekend, because Carlton was the minor premier. The winner of that match would then have won the premiership.{{citation|first=Stephen|last=Rodgers|title=Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results, 1897–1991|publisher=Viking O'Neil|publication-place=Ringwood, VIC|edition=3rd|date=1992}}
Teams
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| pattern_b = | pattern_sh = | pattern_so = | body = 0E1E2D | shorts = ffffff | socks = 0E1E2D | title = Carlton }} |{{Australian rules football kit | pattern_b = _redrightsash | pattern_sh = | pattern_so = _hoops_black | body = 000000 | shorts =ffffff | socks =FB0000 | title = Essendon }} |
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{{Aussie rules team| title = {{font color|#FFFFFF|Carlton|link=Carlton Football Club}} | color = #0E1E2D | backpocket1 = Norm Clark | fullback = Les Beck | backpocket2 = Arthur Ford | halfbackflank1 = Jim Flynn | centrehalfback = Billy Payne | halfbackflank2 = Fred Jinks | wing1 = George Bruce | centre = Rod McGregor | wing2 = Ted Kennedy | halfforwardflank1 = Alex Lang | centrehalfforward = Jim Marchbank | halfforwardflank2 = Martin Gotz | forwardpocket1 = Harvey Kelly | fullforward = Vin Gardiner | forwardpocket2 = George Topping | ruck = George Johnson | ruckrover = Charlie Hammond | rover = Fred Elliott (c) | reserve1 = | reserve2 = | coach = Jack Worrall}} |valign=top| {{Aussie rules team| title = {{font color|#CC2031|Essendon|link=Essendon Football Club}} | color = #000000 | backpocket1 = Len Bowe | fullback = Billy Griffith (c) | backpocket2 = Bert Daykin | halfbackflank1 = Mark Shea | centrehalfback = Bill Busbridge | halfbackflank2 = Bill Johnson | wing1 = Bill Davies | centre = Bill Sewart | wing2 = Les Minto | halfforwardflank1 = Paddy Shea | centrehalfforward = Dave Smith | halfforwardflank2 = Harry Prout | forwardpocket1 = Bill Heaphy | fullforward = Harry Farnsworth | forwardpocket2 = Arthur Legge | ruck = Allan Belcher | ruckrover = Jim Martin | rover = Ernie Cameron | reserve1 = | reserve2 = | coach = Dave Smith}} |
- Umpire – Jack Elder
Statistics
=Goalkickers=
File:Carlton 1908 premierteam.jpg
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=Attendance=
- MCG crowd – 50,261
See also
References
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- [http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1908/030519080926.html AFL Tables: 1908 Grand Final]
- The Official statistical history of the AFL 2004
- Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. {{ISBN|0-670-86814-0}}
{{1908 Carlton premiership players}}
{{Carlton Football Club}}
{{Essendon Football Club}}
{{Australian Football League}}
Category:Carlton Football Club