1898 VFL Grand Final: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 24 September 1898 between Fitzroy and Essendon in the grand final of the 1898 VFL season. 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
A. Sloan (capt.), B. McSpeerin (vice-capt.), H. Clarke, B. Dalton, J. Dalton, P. Descrimes, E. Drohan, F. Fontaine, J. Grace, M. Grace, P. Hickey, C. Kiernan, A. McDougall, J. Nolan, P. Noonan, B. Potter, J. Power, S. Reid, J. Robinson, B. Sharpe

Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), G. Kearney (vice-capt.), J. Anderson, S. Barry, C. Campbell, A. Cleghorn, T. Collins, C. Forbes, H. Gavin, A. Gray, J. Groves, G. Hastings, B. Jackson, T. Kinnear, C. Moore, N. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, C. Tenbrink, G. Vautin, H. Wright

Fitzroy (5.8.38) defeated Essendon (3.5.23).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Grace (2), M. Grace, A. McDougall, B. McSpeerin
Essendon: T. Collins (2), C. Moore

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 24 September 1898
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 16,538

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Essendon
Score: 5.8.38 - 3.5.23

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

Coaches: unknown (Fitzroy), unknown (Essendon)
Captains: Alec Sloan (Fitzroy), George Stuckey (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Bill McSpeerin (Fitzroy), Gus Kearney (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Crapp
Goal Umpire: F. Franks, J. Lucas

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 50s

Score Timeline

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