1898 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1898 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 1 of the 1898 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park. Bill Proudfoot captained the hosts with Dick Condon as vice-captain. Jack Conway captained the visitors with Joe McShane as vice-captain.

Collingwood
B. Proudfoot (capt.), D. Condon (vice-capt.), G. Callesen, G. Cowell, H. Dowdall, M. Fell, A. Gibbs, W. Gillard, J. Gregory, F. Hailwood, H. Hellwig, B. Kennedy, F. Leach, M. Lynch, B. McCubbin, J. Monohan, B. O'Brien, C. Pannam, A. Smith, G. Williams

Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), B. Barling, S. Brockwell, P. Burns, C. Coles, J. Flynn, T. Holligan, E. James, T. Maguire, F. McCallum, H. McShane, Jim McShane, J. O'Loughlin, J. Parkin, A. Pincott, J. Quinn, C. Sandford, A. Thompson, F. White

Collingwood (7.6.48) defeated Geelong (3.9.27).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Lynch (3), J. Gregory (2), A. Smith (2)
Geelong: B. Barling, F. McCallum, C. Sandford

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Collingwood v Geelong
Date: Saturday 14 May 1898
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Geelong
Score: 7.6.48 - 3.9.27

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 2 3 . 4 6 . 4 7 . 6 7 . 6 (48)
Geelong 0 . 4 1 . 4 2 . 9 3 . 9 3 . 9 (27)
Margin COLL by 16 COLL by 12 COLL by 19 COLL by 21 COLL by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Collingwood), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood), Jack Conway (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Dick Condon (Collingwood), Joe McShane (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Hood
Goal Umpire: J. Elliott, C. Thomas

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Callesen, George ? ? 0 ?
Condon, Dick (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Cowell, George ? ? 0 ?
Dowdall, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Fell, Matthew ? ? 0 ?
Gibbs, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Gillard, Wal ? ? 0 ?
Gregory, Jim ? ? 2 ?
Hailwood, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Hellwig, Herman ? ? 0 ?
Kennedy, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Leach, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Lynch, Mick ? ? 3 ?
McCubbin, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
Monohan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
O'Brien, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Proudfoot, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Archie ? ? 2 ?
Williams, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 6

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barling, Bert ? ? 1 ?
Brockwell, Sam ? ? 0 ?
Burns, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Coles, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Conway, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
Flynn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Holligan, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
James, Eddy ? ? 0 ?
Maguire, Tom ? ? 0 ?
McCallum, Firth ? ? 1 ?
McShane, Henry ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Joe (vc) ? ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Pincott, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Quinn, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sandford, Cecil ? ? 1 ?
Thompson, Archie ? ? 0 ?
White, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 3 9

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