1898 VFL Season Grand Final: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 24 September 1898 between Fitzroy and Essendon in the challenge final of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football League.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Alec Sloan captained the hosts with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain.
George Stuckey captained the visitors with Gus Kearney as vice-captain.
Fitzroy (5.8.38) defeated Essendon (3.5.23).
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Challenge Final (Grand Final)
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 24 September 1898
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
16,538
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | (38) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 5 | (23) |
| Margin | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 16 | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Fitzroy
Captain: Alec SloanVice-Captain: Bill McSpeerin
Essendon
Captain: George StuckeyVice-Captain: Gus Kearney
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Descrimes, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drohan, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fontaine, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hickey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McDougall, Abe | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Nolan, Jerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Noonan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Potter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Power, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reid, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robinson, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sloan, Alec (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 8 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Campbell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Forbes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gray, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Groves, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jackson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kearney, Gus (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moore, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Officer, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tenbrink, Conrad | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Vautin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 5 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sScore Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | ?.?.? | - | ?.0.? | ??:?? | ||
| ?.?.? | - | ?.0.? | ??:?? | |||
| ?.?.? | - | ?.0.? | ??:?? | |||
| ?.?.? | - | ?.0.? | ??:?? | |||
| ?.?.? | - | ?.0.? | ??:?? | |||
| ?.?.? | - | ?.0.? | ??:?? | |||
| ?.?.? | - | ?.0.? | ??:?? | |||
| 2.5.17 | - | 1.0.6 | ??:?? | |||
| Q2 | ?.5.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| ?.5.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| ?.5.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| ?.5.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| 4.5.29 | - | 3.1.19 | ??:?? | |||
| Q3 | ?.?.? | - | 3.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| ?.?.? | - | 3.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| 5.6.36 | - | 3.2.20 | ??:?? | |||
| Q4 | unknown behind | 5.?.? | - | 3.?.? | ??:?? | |
| unknown behind | 5.?.? | - | 3.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| unknown behind | 5.?.? | - | 3.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| unknown behind | 5.?.? | - | 3.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| unknown behind | 5.8.38 | - | 3.5.23 | ??:?? | ||