1898 VFL Round 3: St Kilda v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1898 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1898 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval.
Billy Shaw captained the hosts with Harry Aylwin as vice-captain.
Alec Sloan captained the visitors with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain.
St Kilda
B. Shaw (capt.), H. Aylwin (vice-capt.), A. Archer, H. Barr, M. Blake, T. Blake, P. Brady, D. Collins, M. Cumming, J. Dando, E. Dunne, D. Gibson, T. Hall, H. Lyons, G. Rutherford, H. Smith, A. Stewart, G. Stewart, W. Stewart, F. Whitelaw
Fitzroy
A. Sloan (capt.), B. McSpeerin (vice-capt.), B. Cleary, B. Dalton, J. Dalton, P. Descrimes, C. Doherty, E. Drohan, P. Hickey, C. Jenkins, E. Jenkins, C. Kiernan, R. Lamley, D. McKay, J. Nolan, P. Noonan, B. Potter, S. Reid, J. Robinson, B. Sharpe
St Kilda (2.4.16) were defeated by Fitzroy (7.11.53).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Brady, A. Stewart
Fitzroy: C. Kiernan (2), B. McSpeerin (2), P. Hickey, D. McKay, B. Sharpe
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Tuesday 24 May 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 1 | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 4 | (16) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 26 | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 37 | FITZ by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(St Kilda),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Billy Shaw
(St Kilda),
Alec Sloan
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Harry Aylwin
(St Kilda),
Bill McSpeerin
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Hood
Goal Umpire:
F. Franks,
J. Jones
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Aylwin, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barr, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brady, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Collins, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cumming, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dando, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dunne, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lyons, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rutherford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shaw, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stewart, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Walter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Whitelaw, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 2 | 4 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleary, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Descrimes, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Doherty, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drohan, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hickey, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Lamley, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Nolan, Jerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Noonan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Potter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reid, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robinson, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Sloan, Alec (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | |||