1898 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1898 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 3 of the 1898 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts with George Moysey as vice-captain.
Bill Proudfoot captained the visitors with Dick Condon as vice-captain.
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), G. Moysey (vice-capt.), E. Byers, S. Geddes, 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, A. Wood, C. Young
Collingwood
B. Proudfoot (capt.), D. Condon (vice-capt.), G. Cowell, H. Dowdall, M. Fell, A. Gibbs, W. Gillard, J. Gregory, F. Hailwood, H. Hellwig, B. Kennedy, F. Leach, M. Lynch, B. McCubbin, J. Monohan, C. Pannam, C. Sime, A. Smith, B. Stranger, L. Tulloch
Melbourne (6.10.46) defeated Collingwood (5.6.36).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: W. Steele (2), C. Young (2), S. Geddes, J. Leith
Collingwood: M. Lynch (2), A. Smith (2), D. Condon
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Tuesday 24 May 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
6.10.46 - 5.6.36
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 10 | (46) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | (36) |
| Margin | COLL by 4 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 4 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne),
Bill Proudfoot
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
George Moysey
(Melbourne),
Dick Condon
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Kendall
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
R. Turpenny
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byers, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howard, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lanigan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mitchell, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moysey, George (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pirrie, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Royle, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Staines, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Steele, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Strahan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 10 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condon, Dick (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cowell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dowdall, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fell, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibbs, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gillard, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gregory, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hailwood, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hellwig, Herman | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kennedy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leach, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lynch, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McCubbin, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monohan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pannam, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Proudfoot, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sime, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Archie | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Stranger, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tulloch, Lardie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 6 | |||