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1908

Coach: Alex Hall
Captain: Hugh Purse
Finishing Position: 8th
Best and Fairest: n/a
Leading Goalkicker: Vin Coutie (37)
Best First Year Player: n/a

Matches Ladder Playing List
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Before the season former secretary Amos Norcott challenged incumbent George Beachcroft for the job. Despite Beachcroft having presided over a much improved 1907, Norcott won a vote of members 457 to 388. At the same election, 10 candidates stood for five positions on the committee - AH Rowe, JA Harper, A. Sowden, C. Sinclair, CE Couchman, GH Goddard, Dr TRH Willis, Dr JF Agnew, WM Cattlin and RM Osborne.

New training rooms were installed in a new stand at the MCG, and a resolution was submitted to the MCC that players should receive free membership of the cricket club after playing football with Melbourne for three years. With Richmond and University added to the competition, Melbourne were victims of the former's first win in Round 1, and lost twice to the Students but improved to 'just' third last on the ladder.

In honour of the 50 year anniversary of Australian Football, a carnival was held in Melbourne between all Australian states and New Zealand. Joe Pearce and Hugh Purse represented Victoria.

Despite an improved season, the club resolved to stop recruiting established players from the country due to the expense involved and the inability of players to regularly train with teammates. They decided to focus on local recruits who could be promised jobs, appealing for supporters to help organise suitable positions for players.

Practice matches

OppositionResultScore
Hawthorn ?
Leopold WIN18 goals to 5
Collegians WIN122-36
Metropolitan Junior Association ??

Premiership season

RoundOppositionResultScore
1 Richmond LOSS51-62
2 CarltonLOSS44-62
3 GeelongWIN72-50
4 South MelbourneWIN75-73
5 St. KildaLOSS25-66
6 UniversityLOSS19-79
7 Essendon LOSS66-72
8 CollingwoodLOSS32-56
9 FitzroyWIN28-25
10 Richmond WIN82-12
11 CarltonLOSS31-63
12 GeelongWIN66-48
13 South MelbourneWIN74-40
14 St. KildaWIN107-51
15 UniversityLOSS54-58
16 EssendonLOSS59-119
17 CollingwoodLOSS32-45
18 FitzroyLOSS10-84

Ladder

WDL%P
Carlton1701169.468
Essendon1404142.556
St. Kilda1008101.440
Collingwood100897.040
South Melbourne909101.436
University801096.032
Fitzroy7011109.428
Melbourne701187.028
Richmond601273.724
Geelong201668.68

Exhibition matches

OppositionResultScore
Albury WIN98-49
Rutherglen WIN90-49

Playing List

PlayerGamesGoals
Jack Baquie 40
Albert Bickford 80
Jim Bonella 10
Joe Bray 30
Jim Conquest 104
Harry Cope 40
Vin Coutie 1737
Jack Donaldson 93
Jim Fitzpatrick 179
Dick Fowler 10
Herb Friend 20
Jack Gardiner 10
Bill Gillespie 10
Frank Harris 91
Fred Hewitt 81
Joe Hodgkins 911
Alex Holland 10
Bill Homan 31
Jack Johnson 10
Alf Jones 1615
Andy Kennedy 10
Jack Leith 11
George Martin 22
George McCart 10
Paddy Mills 160
Bobby Monk 172
Bernie Nolan 142
Len Norman 164
Basil Onyons 55
Bert Parke 60
Joe Pearce 183
Hugh Purse 120
Jack Purse 90
Harry Rigby 160
Jack Smith 1714
Jack Strong 52
Wally Sykes 133
Bill Tottey 146
Henry Wright 161

Tribunal

RoundPlayerChargeSanction
Round 10 Wally Sykes Striking 2 matches

Media
Herald - 06/03/1908
Argus - 13/03/1908
Argus - 05/03/1909

Links
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