1898 VFL Round 2: Geelong v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1898 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 2 of the 1898 VFL season. Geelong hosted St Kilda at Corio Oval. Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain. Billy Shaw captained the visitors with Harry Aylwin as vice-captain.

Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), S. Brockwell, P. Burns, C. Coles, W. Cooke, A. Dear, J. Flynn, T. Holligan, E. James, F. McCallum, Jim McShane, J. O'Loughlin, J. Parkin, A. Pincott, J. Quinn, B. Robertson, A. Thompson, D. Walker, F. White

St Kilda
B. Shaw (capt.), H. Aylwin (vice-capt.), A. Archer, B. Beggs, M. Blake, T. Blake, P. Brady, M. Cumming, E. Dunne, T. Hall, C. Howell, J. Jennings, H. Lyons, T. McNamara, S. Phillips, G. Rutherford, H. Smith, R. Stewart, W. Stewart, F. Whitelaw

Geelong (11.19.85) defeated St Kilda (2.5.17).

Goalkickers
Geelong: E. James (7), C. Coles, F. McCallum, J. McShane, J. Quinn
St Kilda: H. Lyons, R. Stewart

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Geelong v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 21 May 1898
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. St Kilda
Score: 11.19.85 - 2.5.17

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 8 5 . 11 8 . 15 11 . 19 11 . 19 (85)
St Kilda 0 . 1 2 . 2 2 . 3 2 . 5 2 . 5 (17)
Margin GEEL by 31 GEEL by 27 GEEL by 48 GEEL by 68 GEEL by 68
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Geelong), unknown (St Kilda)
Captains: Jack Conway (Geelong), Billy Shaw (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: Joe McShane (Geelong), Harry Aylwin (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Carter
Goal Umpire: W. Goer, D. Shine

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Brockwell, Sam ? ? 0 ?
Burns, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Coles, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Conway, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
Cooke, Walter ? ? 0 ?
Dear, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Flynn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Holligan, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
James, Eddy ? ? 7 ?
McCallum, Firth ? ? 1 ?
McShane, Jim ? ? 1 ?
McShane, Joe (vc) ? ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Pincott, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Quinn, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Robertson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Thompson, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Walker, Dick ? ? 0 ?
White, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 19

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Archer, Artie ? ? 0 ?
Aylwin, Harry (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Beggs, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Blake, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Blake, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Brady, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Cumming, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Dunne, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Hall, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Howell, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Jennings, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Lyons, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
McNamara, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Phillips, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Rutherford, George ? ? 0 ?
Shaw, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Howard ? ? 0 ?
Stewart, Reg ? ? 1 ?
Stewart, Walter ? ? 0 ?
Whitelaw, Fred ? ? 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