1898 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1898 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 2 of the 1898 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Bill Fraser captained the hosts with Dick Gibson as vice-captain.
George Stuckey captained the visitors.
South Melbourne
Back:
E. Brown, G. Williamson, G. Sparrow
Half-back:
A. Trim, D. Adamson, G. Davidson
Centre:
J. Southern, B. Fraser (capt.), B. Howson
Half-forward:
T. Gilligan, G. Cornelius, H. Jeanneret
Forward:
J. Fleming, B. Kenny, C. Colgan
Follower:
A. Burns, D. Gibson (vice-capt.), M. Pleass, H. Purdy, B. Windley
Essendon
Back:
T. Kinnear, G. Officer, M. Collins
Half-back:
G. Stuckey (capt.), J. Anderson, G. Hastings
Centre:
C. Gardner, H. Wright, J. Groves
Half-forward:
N. Waugh, T. Collins, E. Croft
Forward:
C. Moore, H. Gavin, G. Martin
Follower:
A. Cleghorn, C. Forbes, A. Hall, P. O'Loughlin, S. Barry
South Melbourne (3.9.27) were defeated by Essendon (5.8.38).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: A. Burns, M. Pleass, H. Purdy
Essendon: C. Moore (3), T. Collins, E. Croft
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 21 May 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
3.9.27 - 5.8.38
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 9 | (27) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | (38) |
| Margin | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bill Fraser
(South Melbourne),
George Stuckey
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Dick Gibson
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Hood
Goal Umpire:
J. Jones,
R. Turpenny
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Adamson, Dave | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brown, Eddie | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Allen | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Colgan, Charlie | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cornelius, George | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davidson, George | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fleming, Jack | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fraser, Bill (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibson, Dick (vc) | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Tom | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jeanneret, Henri | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kenny, Billy | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Purdy, Harry | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Southern, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sparrow, George | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trim, Albert | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williamson, George | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 9 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, Jim | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Croft, Edgar | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Forbes, Charlie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardner, Corrie | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Groves, Joe | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Alec | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moore, Charlie | FPL | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Officer, Gus | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Waugh, Norm | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 8 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| T. Kinnear | G. Officer | M. Collins | A. Burns |
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| C. Colgan | B. Kenny | J. Fleming | D. Gibson (vc) |
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| FORWARD | M. Pleass |
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| HALF-BACK | H. Purdy |
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| G. Stuckey (c) | J. Anderson | G. Hastings | B. Windley |
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| H. Jeanneret | G. Cornelius | T. Gilligan |
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| C. Gardner | H. Wright | J. Groves |
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| B. Howson | B. Fraser (c) | J. Southern | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | A. Cleghorn |
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| HALF-FORWARD | C. Forbes |
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| N. Waugh | T. Collins | E. Croft | A. Hall |
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| G. Davidson | D. Adamson | A. Trim | P. O'Loughlin |
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| HALF-BACK | S. Barry |
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| C. Moore | H. Gavin | G. Martin |
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| G. Sparrow | G. Williamson | E. Brown |
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| Essendon | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||