Match Recap
Round 17·Sat, 15-Aug-1908 3:00 PM·M.C.G.
Melbourne
4.8 (32)
vs
Collingwood
6.9 (45)
Collingwood won by 13

Collingwood defeated Melbourne 45–32, by 13 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the last quarter, when Collingwood outscored Melbourne 13–1.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne2.2 (14)4.4 (28)4.7 (31)4.8 (32)4.8 (32)
Collingwood1.1 (7)3.2 (20)4.8 (32)6.9 (45)6.9 (45)

Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
Albert Bickford
Jim Conquest
Vin Coutie1
Jim Fitzpatrick
Fred Hewitt
Joe Hodgkins1
Alf Jones
Paddy Mills
Bobby Monk
Bernie Nolan
Len Norman
Joe Pearce
Hugh Purse
Jack Purse
Harry Rigby
Jack Smith1
Wally Sykes1
Henry Wright

Collingwood — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
George Angus1
Jim Baxter1
Tom Baxter2
Richard Daykin
Alf Dummett
Percy Gibb
Bill Heatley1
Marshall Herbert
Arthur Leach
Dick Lee1
Jock McHale
Bob Nash
Dave ODonoghue
Albert Pannam
Ted Rowell
Jim Sadler
Bob Strachan
Frank Wilcher