1898 VFA Round 5: Port Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1898 between Port Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1898 VFA season.
Port Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at North Port Oval.
Dick Houston captained the visitors.
As a result of this match, Port Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and North Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFA Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Port Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 June 1898
Venue:
North Port Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Port Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
8.12.60 - 2.7.19
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Melbourne | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 7 | (19) |
| Margin | PMLB by 2 | PMLB by 17 | PMLB by 21 | PMLB by 41 | PMLB by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Port Melbourne),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Port Melbourne),
Dick Houston
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Carris
Goal Umpire:
E. Barrass,
W. Crapp
Player Statistics
Port Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair, Jim | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| McGee, Billy | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Powell, Dave | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (3 players) | 8 | 12 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, Dick (c) | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Noonan, Dan | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Paton, Joe | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Smith, Jack | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (4 players) | 2 | 7 | |||