1898 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1898 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1898 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Billy Shaw captained the hosts with Harry Aylwin as vice-captain.
Ned Sutton captained the visitors with George Moysey as vice-captain.
St Kilda
B. Shaw (capt.), H. Aylwin (vice-capt.), A. Archer, M. Blake, P. Brady, M. Cumming, E. Dunne, D. Gaunson, T. Hall, C. Howell, J. Jennings, E. Kirwin, H. Lyons, B. Matthews, J. Morehouse, S. Phillips, A. Richardson, G. Rutherford, H. Smith, R. Stewart
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), G. Moysey (vice-capt.), E. Byers, T. Davey, H. Fry, S. Geddes, D. Lanigan, J. Leith, A. Lewis, L. MacPherson, F. McGinis, H. Mitchell, G. Moodie, B. Moore, D. Pirrie, B. Royle, E. Sholl, W. Steele, A. Wood, C. Young
St Kilda (2.4.16) were defeated by Melbourne (13.14.92).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: E. Dunne (2)
Melbourne: J. Leith (4), C. Young (4), G. Moysey (2), D. Pirrie (2), L. MacPherson
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 4 | (16) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | MELB by 30 | MELB by 38 | MELB by 63 | MELB by 76 | MELB by 76 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(St Kilda),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Billy Shaw
(St Kilda),
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Harry Aylwin
(St Kilda),
George Moysey
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Keenan
Goal Umpire:
A. Coventry,
J. Rickard
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Aylwin, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brady, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cumming, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dunne, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Gaunson, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howell, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jennings, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kirwin, Edmund | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lyons, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Matthews, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Morehouse, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Phillips, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Richardson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rutherford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shaw, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 2 | 4 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byers, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fry, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lanigan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| MacPherson, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mitchell, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moore, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moysey, George (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Pirrie, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Royle, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Steele, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | |||