1898 VFL Preliminary Final: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 17 September 1898 between Fitzroy and Collingwood in the preliminary final of the 1898 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Brunswick Street Oval. Alec Sloan captained the hosts with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain. Bill Proudfoot captained the visitors with Dick Condon 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

Collingwood
B. Proudfoot (capt.), D. Condon (vice-capt.), C. Dow, H. Dowdall, M. Fell, W. Gillard, J. Gregory, F. Hailwood, H. Hellwig, B. Kennedy, A. Leach, F. Leach, J. Monohan, B. O'Brien, C. Pannam, C. Sime, A. Smith, B. Stranger, L. Tulloch, G. Williams

Fitzroy (2.10.22) defeated Collingwood (1.5.11).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: F. Fontaine, B. Potter
Collingwood: W. Gillard

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 17 September 1898
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 13,120

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Collingwood
Score: 2.10.22 - 1.5.11

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 0 . 3 1 . 5 1 . 8 2 . 10 2 . 10 (22)
Collingwood 1 . 2 1 . 4 1 . 4 1 . 5 1 . 5 (11)
Margin COLL by 5 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 4 FITZ by 11 FITZ by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Fitzroy), unknown (Collingwood)
Captains: Alec Sloan (Fitzroy), Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Bill McSpeerin (Fitzroy), Dick Condon (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Keenan
Goal Umpire: G. Clapham, J. Rickard

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 ? ? 1 ?
Grace, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Grace, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Hickey, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Kiernan, Chris ? ? 0 ?
McDougall, Abe ? ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Jerry ? ? 0 ?
Noonan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Potter, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Power, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
Reid, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, James ? ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Sloan, Alec (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 2 10

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Condon, Dick (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Dow, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Dowdall, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Fell, Matthew ? ? 0 ?
Gillard, Wal ? ? 1 ?
Gregory, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Hailwood, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Hellwig, Herman ? ? 0 ?
Kennedy, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Leach, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Leach, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Monohan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
O'Brien, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Proudfoot, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Sime, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Stranger, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Tulloch, Lardie ? ? 0 ?
Williams, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 1 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

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
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1.5.11 - 1.4.10 ??:??
Q3 FITZ unknown behind 1.6.12 - 1.4.10 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 1.7.13 - 1.4.10 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 1.8.14 - 1.4.10 ??:??
Q4 ?.?.? - 1.?.? ??:??
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2.10.22 - 1.5.11 ??:??