1898 VFL Round 1: Carlton v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1898 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1898 VFL season.
Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park.
Jimmy Aitken captained the hosts with Ernie Walton as vice-captain.
Bill Fraser captained the visitors with Dick Gibson as vice-captain.
Carlton
Back:
B. Sharkey, G. Warde, J. Lyons
Half-back:
F. Barlow, E. Walton (vice-capt.), J. Reekie
Centre:
J. Aitken (capt.), P. Williams, B. Casey
Half-forward:
J. Roberts, C. Sweatman, B. Walsh
Forward:
C. Breese, S. Chapman, W. O'Cock
Follower:
O. Manchester, L. Morrison, T. O'Day, J. Pender, C. Brown
South Melbourne
Back:
A. Burns, E. Brown, G. Williamson
Half-back:
G. Sparrow, G. Davidson, A. Trim
Centre:
H. Jeanneret, B. Fraser (capt.), B. Howson
Half-forward:
J. Southern, G. Cornelius, T. Gilligan
Forward:
M. Minahan, B. Kenny, J. Davis
Follower:
C. Colgan, J. Fleming, D. Gibson (vice-capt.), M. Pleass, B. Windley
Carlton (6.11.47) defeated South Melbourne (3.12.30).
Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Walsh (3), C. Breese (2), W. O'Cock
South Melbourne: G. Cornelius, J. Davis, M. Minahan
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 4th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Carlton
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Match Results
Outcome:
Carlton
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
6.11.47 - 3.12.30
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Carlton | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 10 | 3 | . | 12 | 3 | . | 12 | (30) |
| Margin | CARL by 6 | CARL by 14 | CARL by 13 | CARL by 17 | CARL by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Carlton),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jimmy Aitken
(Carlton),
Bill Fraser
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Ernie Walton
(Carlton),
Dick Gibson
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
F. Franks
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Aitken, Jimmy (c) | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barlow, Fred | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Breese, Chic | FPL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Brown, Charlie | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Casey, Bill | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Chapman, Sam | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lyons, Jim | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Manchester, Oscar | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Morrison, Len | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Cock, Wally | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| O'Day, Tommy | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pender, Jim | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reekie, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Roberts, Jack | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharkey, Bill | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sweatman, Charlie | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walsh, Bobby | HFFR | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Walton, Ernie (vc) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Warde, George | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, Peter | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 11 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Eddie | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Allen | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Colgan, Charlie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cornelius, George | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Davidson, George | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davis, Johnny | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Fleming, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fraser, Bill (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibson, Dick (vc) | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Tom | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jeanneret, Henri | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kenny, Billy | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Minahan, Mick | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Southern, Jack | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sparrow, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trim, Albert | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williamson, George | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 12 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| A. Burns | E. Brown | G. Williamson | O. Manchester |
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| W. O'Cock | S. Chapman | C. Breese | L. Morrison |
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| FORWARD | T. O'Day |
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| HALF-BACK | J. Pender |
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| G. Sparrow | G. Davidson | A. Trim | C. Brown |
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| B. Walsh | C. Sweatman | J. Roberts |
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| H. Jeanneret | B. Fraser (c) | B. Howson |
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| B. Casey | P. Williams | J. Aitken (c) | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | C. Colgan |
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| HALF-FORWARD | J. Fleming |
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| J. Southern | G. Cornelius | T. Gilligan | D. Gibson (vc) |
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| J. Reekie | E. Walton (vc) | F. Barlow | M. Pleass |
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| HALF-BACK | B. Windley |
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| M. Minahan | B. Kenny | J. Davis |
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| J. Lyons | G. Warde | B. Sharkey |
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| South Melbourne | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||