Semi Final, 1907: Difference between revisions

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Carlton	4.2	26	9.5	59	11.8	74	13.13	91
St Kilda	1.0	6	2.2	14	3.8	26	4.11	35

Venue: MCG

Date: Saturday September 14, 1907

Result: Won by 56 points

Umpire: Wregg

Crowd: 26,100

Goalkickers: M.Grace 4, D.Harris 3, G.Topping 2, F.Caine 1, H.Kelly 1, C.Hammond 1, A.Lang 1.

Best: G.Johnson, C.Hammond, F.Jinks, G.Bruce, J.Flynn, D.Harris, B.Payne, M.Gotz, A.Lang, G.Topping.

Reports:

Injuries: McGregor (Broken Nose).

Game Review

The 1907 VFL Semi Finals began on the afternoon of Saturday, September 7 at the MCG, when South Melbourne handed Collingwood their fourth straight loss and knocked the Magpies out of Premiership contention. On this following Saturday, Carlton met St Kilda on the same ground, to decide who would meet the Lakesiders in the Grand Final.

Carlton coach Jack Worrall made four important changes to his team, bringing back captain Jim Flynn, vice-captain Norman Clark, pacey winger George Bruce and full-back Doug Gillespie. Those omitted were Jim Kennedy, Alby Ingleman, Bert Wheeler and Frank Williams.

Carlton’s great strengths all year had been their defence and their ruck division, and was those assets that came to the fore again in this lop-sided contest. The Blues defenders, particularly Gillespie, Flynn and Billy Payne, didn’t give their opponents a centimetre of space all afternoon. ‘Mallee’ Johnson and Alex Lang dominated the ball-ups and throw-ins, while Mick Grace took some spectacular high marks on the way to kicking 4 goals. Dick Harris steered through three majors and George Topping booted two, as the Blues led by 20 points at quarter-time, and 45 points at half-time with the game already won. The final margin was a crushing 56 points.

The only setback for Carlton occurred with five minutes left in the match, when star centreman Rod McGregor suffered a broken nose. He would be unable to play in the Grand Final, but his absence would provide an opportunity for one of the Blues’ lesser lights to shine the following week, on Victorian football’s biggest stage.

Saint Jack

Blue to be Jack Wells captained the Saints.

Team

B:	Norman Clark (vc)	Doug Gillespie	Les Beck
HB:	Martin Gotz	Jim Flynn (c)	Billy Payne
C:	Ted Kennedy	Rod McGregor	George Bruce
HF:	Frank Caine	Harvey Kelly	Fred Jinks
F:	Mick Grace	Dick Harris	George Topping
Ruck:	George Johnson	Charlie Hammond	Alex Lang
Coach:	Jack Worrall

Changes

In: J.Flynn, N.Clark, G.Bruce, D.Gillespie Out: J.Kennedy, A.Ingleman, B.Wheeler, F.Williams

Milestones

50 Games: Frank Caine

Three quarter time break, Back left Les Beck, 18 players, possibly Mick Grace sitting second from left, Dick Harris third from left, George 'Mallee' Johnson sitting fourth from left, next Frank Caine (grey hair), George Bruce seventh from left, Jim Flynn, Rod McGregor. Billy Payne seated third from right next to child.Norman Clark seated second from right

Norm Clark (left) and "Mallee" Johnson (centre)

Image: SLV, Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (Melb)

Round 17 | Grand Final

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-		<td>Venue: Princes Park</td>
+		<td>Venue: MCG</td>
-		<td>Date: Saturday August 31, 1907</td>
+		<td>Date: Saturday September 14, 1907</td>
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-		<td>Result: Won by 26 points</td>
+		<td>Result: Won by 56 points</td>
-		<td>Umpire: </td>
+		<td>Umpire: Wregg</td>
-		<td>Crowd: </td>
+		<td>Crowd: 26,100</td>
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-		<td colspan="3">Goalkickers: H.Kelly 4, F.Caine 2, M.Gotz 1, M.Grace 1, G.Topping 1. </td>
+		<td colspan="3">Goalkickers: M.Grace 4, D.Harris 3, G.Topping 2, F.Caine 1, H.Kelly 1, C.Hammond 1, A.Lang 1. </td>
+	</tr>
+	<tr>
+		<td colspan="3">Best: G.Johnson, C.Hammond, F.Jinks, G.Bruce, J.Flynn, D.Harris, B.Payne, M.Gotz, A.Lang, G.Topping. </td>
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 		<td>Reports: </td>
-		<td colspan="2">Injuries: </td>
+		<td colspan="2">Injuries: [[Rod McGregor|McGregor]] (Broken Nose). </td>
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+<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
 ===Game Review===
-Carlton’s big forwards; [[Mick Grace]], [[Frank Caine]] and [[Harvey Kelly]], were all prominent as the Blues tuned up for the finals with a 26-point win over Melbourne at Princes Park. The Fuchsias started impressively and had the best of play in the first quarter, although they missed some relatively easy shots at goal and should have done better than 2.9 at quarter time. After that, Carlton took control – particularly in the air – and drew away to another solid 5-goal win.
+The 1907 VFL Semi Finals began on the afternoon of Saturday, September 7 at the MCG, when South Melbourne handed Collingwood their fourth straight loss and knocked the Magpies out of Premiership contention. On this following Saturday, Carlton met St Kilda on the same ground, to decide who would meet the Lakesiders in the Grand Final.
-Kelly kicked 4 goals, and ‘Silver’ Caine added two to maintain second place on the League’s goal-kicking table behind Dick Lee of Collingwood. With just the finals left to play, Lee had a firm hold on the award with a total of 47 majors. Len Mortimer of South Melbourne was second on 35, with Caine of Carlton next with 32.
+Carlton coach [[Jack Worrall]] made four important changes to his team, bringing back captain [[Jim Flynn]], vice-captain [[Norman Clark]], pacey winger [[George Bruce]] and full-back [[Doug Gillespie]]. Those omitted were [[Jim Kennedy]], [[Alby Ingleman]], [[Bert Wheeler]] and [[Frank H Williams|Frank Williams]].
-Remarkably, Collingwood lost the third of their Sectional matches in straight sets when they fell to Geelong by five points at Victoria Park. Although the result made no difference to their final ladder position – fourth behind Carlton, South Melbourne and St Kilda – the Magpies had lost all their momentum and were headed for elimination the following week.
+Carlton’s great strengths all year had been their defence and their ruck division, and was those assets that came to the fore again in this lop-sided contest. The Blues defenders, particularly Gillespie, Flynn and [[Billy Payne]], didn’t give their opponents a centimetre of space all afternoon. ‘Mallee’ Johnson and [[Alex Lang]] dominated the ball-ups and throw-ins, while [[Mick Grace]] took some spectacular high marks on the way to kicking 4 goals. [[Dick Harris]] steered through three majors and [[George Topping]] booted two, as the Blues led by 20 points at quarter-time, and 45 points at half-time with the game already won. The final margin was a crushing 56 points.
-At the end of this round Carlton were in 1st spot on the ladder with a percentage of 155.7.
+The only setback for Carlton occurred with five minutes left in the match, when star centreman [[Rod McGregor]] suffered a broken nose. He would be unable to play in the Grand Final, but his absence would provide an opportunity for one of the Blues’ lesser lights to shine the following week, on Victorian football’s biggest stage.
+===Saint Jack===
+Blue to be [[Jack Wells]] captained the Saints.
 ===Team						===
 <center><table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" style="background-color:lightgrey">
-<tr><td><b>B:</b></td> <td>	Dick Harris	</td> <td>	Frank H Williams	</td> <td>	Les Beck	</td> </tr>
+<tr><td><b>B:</b></td> <td>	[[Norman Clark]] (vc)	</td> <td>	[[Doug Gillespie]]	</td> <td>	[[Les Beck]]	</td> </tr>
-<tr><td><b>HB:</b></td> <td>	Martin Gotz	</td> <td>	Fred Jinks (acting capt.)	</td> <td>	Billy Payne	</td> </tr>
+<tr><td><b>HB:</b></td> <td>	[[Martin Gotz]]	</td> <td>	[[Jim Flynn]] (c)	</td> <td>	[[Billy Payne]]	</td> </tr>
-<tr><td><b>C:</b></td> <td>	Ted Kennedy	</td> <td>	Rod McGregor	</td> <td>	Alby Ingleman	</td> </tr>
+<tr><td><b>C:</b></td> <td>	[[Ted Kennedy]]	</td> <td>	[[Rod McGregor]]	</td> <td>	[[George Bruce]]	</td> </tr>
-<tr><td><b>HF:</b></td> <td>	Frank Caine	</td> <td>	Harvey Kelly	</td> <td>	Alex Lang	</td> </tr>
+<tr><td><b>HF:</b></td> <td>	[[Frank Caine]]	</td> <td>	[[Harvey Kelly]]	</td> <td>	[[Fred Jinks]]	</td> </tr>
-<tr><td><b>F:</b></td> <td>	Mick Grace	</td> <td>	George Topping	</td> <td>	[[Bert Wheeler]]	</td> </tr>
+<tr><td><b>F:</b></td> <td>	[[Mick Grace]]	</td> <td>	[[Dick Harris]]	</td> <td>	[[George Topping]]	</td> </tr>
-<tr><td><b>Ruck:</b></td> <td> George S Johnson </td> <td> Charlie Hammond </td>  <td> [[Jim Kennedy]] </td> </tr>
+<tr><td><b>Ruck:</b></td> <td> [[George Johnson]] </td> <td> [[Charlie Hammond]] </td> <td> [[Alex Lang]] </td> </tr>
-<tr><td><b>Coach:</b></td> <td colspan="3"> Jack Worrall </td></tr></table></center>
+<tr><td><b>Coach:</b></td> <td colspan="3"> [[Jack Worrall]] </td></tr></table></center>
-===Changes ===
+===Changes===
-'''In:''' G.Topping, A.Ingleman, F.Jinks, A.Wheeler
+'''In:''' J.Flynn, N.Clark, G.Bruce, D.Gillespie
-'''Out:''' A.Snell, G.Bruce, N.Clark, D.Gillespie
+'''Out:''' J.Kennedy, A.Ingleman, B.Wheeler, F.Williams
 ===Milestones===
-'''Debut and Only Game:''' [[Bert Wheeler]]
+'''50 Games:''' [[Frank Caine]]
-'''Last Game:''' [[Jim Kennedy]]
+<center>[[File:58389.jpg]]
+<br>
+Three quarter time break, Back left [[Les Beck]],
+players,  possibly [[Mick Grace]] sitting second from left, [[Dick Harris]] third from left, [[George Johnson|George 'Mallee' Johnson]] sitting fourth from left, next [[Frank Caine]] (grey hair), [[George Bruce]] seventh from left, [[Jim Flynn]], [[Rod McGregor]].
+[[Billy Payne]] seated third from right next to child.[[Norman Clark]] seated second from right
+[[File:58385.jpg]]
+[[File:58386.jpg]]
+[[File:58387.jpg]]
+ </center>
+<br>
+<center>
+[[File:58415.jpg]]
+<br>
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+Norm Clark (left) and "Mallee" Johnson (centre)
-[[Round 16, 1907|Round 16]] | [[Semi Final, 1907|Semi Final]]
+Image: SLV, Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (Melb)</center>
+----[[Round 17, 1907|Round 17]] | [[Grand Final, 1907|Grand Final]]