1898 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1898 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 2 of the 1898 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts with George Moysey as vice-captain.
Jimmy Aitken captained the visitors with Ernie Walton as vice-captain.
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), G. Moysey (vice-capt.), E. Byers, M. Herring, P. Howard, D. Lanigan, J. Leith, A. Lewis, F. McGinis, H. Mitchell, G. Moodie, D. Pirrie, B. Royle, E. Sholl, F. Staines, W. Steele, D. Strahan, D. Wardill, A. Wood, C. Young
Carlton
J. Aitken (capt.), E. Walton (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, C. Breese, C. Brown, S. Chapman, C. Curtis, J. Lyons, O. Manchester, L. Morrison, W. O'Cock, T. O'Day, J. Pender, M. Pender, J. Reekie, B. Sharkey, C. Sweatman, B. Walsh, G. Warde, P. Williams
Melbourne (12.11.83) defeated Carlton (4.2.26).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: C. Young (6), G. Moysey (2), P. Howard, J. Leith, F. McGinis, W. Steele
Carlton: S. Chapman (2), J. Pender, B. Walsh
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 21 May 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 2 | (26) |
| Margin | MELB by 9 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 51 | MELB by 57 | MELB by 57 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Carlton)
Captains:
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne),
Jimmy Aitken
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
George Moysey
(Melbourne),
Ernie Walton
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McCoy
Goal Umpire:
C. Thomas,
W. Watling
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byers, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howard, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lanigan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Mitchell, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moysey, George (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Pirrie, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Royle, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Staines, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Steele, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Strahan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 6 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitken, Jimmy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Armstrong, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Breese, Chic | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brown, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Chapman, Sam | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Curtis, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lyons, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Manchester, Oscar | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Morrison, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Cock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Day, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pender, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Pender, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reekie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharkey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sweatman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walsh, Bobby | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Walton, Ernie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Warde, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 2 | |||