1898 VFL Season Preliminary Final: Fitzroy v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 17 September 1898 between Fitzroy and Collingwood in the final of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (2.10.22) defeated Collingwood (1.5.11).
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Final (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
Fitzroy
Captain: Alec SloanVice-Captain: Bill McSpeerin
Collingwood
Captain: Bill ProudfootVice-Captain: Dick Condon
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 50sScore Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 0.?.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| 0.?.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| 0.?.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| 0.?.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| 0.?.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| 0.3.3 | - | 1.2.8 | ??:?? | |||
| Q2 | ?.?.? | - | 1.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| ?.?.? | - | 1.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| ?.?.? | - | 1.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| ?.?.? | - | 1.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| 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.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| ?.?.? | - | 1.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| ?.?.? | - | 1.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| 2.10.22 | - | 1.5.11 | ??:?? | |||