1898 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1898 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1898 VFL season. Essendon hosted Fitzroy at East Melbourne. George Stuckey captained the hosts. Alec Sloan captained the visitors with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain.

Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), J. Anderson, P. Barr, S. Barry, A. Cleghorn, M. Collins, T. Collins, C. Gardner, H. Gavin, J. Groves, A. Hall, G. Hastings, T. Kinnear, J. Larkin, G. Martin, C. Moore, P. O'Loughlin, C. Tenbrink, N. Waugh, H. Wright

Fitzroy
A. Sloan (capt.), B. McSpeerin (vice-capt.), B. Cleary, B. Dalton, J. Dalton, A. Davidson, P. Descrimes, E. Drohan, J. Grace, P. Hickey, C. Jenkins, E. Jenkins, C. Kiernan, H. McEwen, H. Nolan, P. Noonan, B. Potter, S. Reid, B. Sharpe, J. Tulloch

Essendon (10.10.70) defeated Fitzroy (2.5.17).

Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Cleghorn (3), C. Moore (2), N. Waugh (2), S. Barry, A. Hall, C. Tenbrink
Fitzroy: J. Grace, B. McSpeerin

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Essendon v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 14 May 1898
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Fitzroy
Score: 10.10.70 - 2.5.17

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 1 5 . 7 9 . 8 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Fitzroy 0 . 1 1 . 1 2 . 1 2 . 5 2 . 5 (17)
Margin ESSE by 6 ESSE by 30 ESSE by 49 ESSE by 53 ESSE by 53
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (Fitzroy)
Captains: George Stuckey (Essendon), Alec Sloan (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Essendon), Bill McSpeerin (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. McCoy
Goal Umpire: W. Goer, J. Lucas

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Barr, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Barry, Son ? ? 1 ?
Cleghorn, Arthur ? ? 3 ?
Collins, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Tod ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Corrie ? ? 0 ?
Gavin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Groves, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Hall, Alec ? ? 1 ?
Hastings, George ? ? 0 ?
Kinnear, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Larkin, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
Martin, George ? ? 0 ?
Moore, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
O'Loughlin, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Stuckey, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
Tenbrink, Conrad ? ? 1 ?
Waugh, Norm ? ? 2 ?
Wright, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 10

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cleary, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Dalton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Dalton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Davidson, Alex ? ? 0 ?
Descrimes, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Drohan, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
Grace, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Hickey, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Kiernan, Chris ? ? 0 ?
McEwen, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill (vc) ? ? 1 ?
Nolan, Herb ? ? 0 ?
Noonan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Potter, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Reid, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Sloan, Alec (c) ? ? 0 ?
Tulloch, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 2 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