1898 VFL Season 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 one of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (6.11.47) defeated South Melbourne (3.12.30).
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 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Carlton
Captain: Jimmy AitkenVice-Captain: Ernie Walton
South Melbourne
Captain: Bill FraserVice-Captain: Dick Gibson
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
| Carlton | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||
| BACK | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||