1898 VFA Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1898 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (nine as hosts and two as visitors). The team finished the regular season in fourth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1898 VFA Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
Richmond
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 8-0-9, P%: 113.8)
Finals Performance:
Not applicable
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backhouse, Charlie | 5 | 0 | R01, R05-06, R08, R10 | |
| Backhouse, George | 5 | 0 | R03, R08, R11, R13, R15 | |
| Bahen, Chris | 4 | 0 | R01, R11, R14-15 | |
| O'Halloran, James | 2 | 0 | R03, R14 | |
| Taylor, Charlie | 2 | 0 | R14-15 | |
| Watson, Tom | 10 | 0 | R01, R03, R07, R09-12, R14-15, Q01 | |
| Williams, Tom | 3 | 0 | R03, R06, R09 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/05/1898 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 16 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/05/1898 | Round 2 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | PMLB by 44 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/07/1898 | Round 3 | Brunswick | HOME | WIN | RICH by 61 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/05/1898 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 6 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/06/1898 | Round 5 | Williamstown | AWAY | LOSS | WILL by 18 | unknown | unknown |
| 11/06/1898 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 36 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/06/1898 | Round 7 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 11 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/06/1898 | Round 8 | Brunswick | HOME | WIN | RICH by 29 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/07/1898 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 16 | unknown | unknown |
| 16/07/1898 | Round 10 | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | RICH by 37 | unknown | unknown |
| 23/07/1898 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 14 | unknown | unknown |
| 30/07/1898 | Round 12 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/08/1898 | Round 13 | Brunswick | HOME | WIN | RICH by 81 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/08/1898 | Round 14 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 9 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/08/1898 | Round 15 | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | RICH by 30 | unknown | unknown |
| 03/09/1898 | Qualifying Round 1 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | PMLB by 70 | unknown | unknown |
| 10/09/1898 | Qualifying Round 2 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 6 | unknown | unknown |