1898 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1898 between Carlton and Geelong during round 4 of the 1898 VFL season. Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park. Ernie Walton captained the hosts with Peter Williams as vice-captain. Jack Conway captained the visitors with Joe McShane as vice-captain.

Carlton
E. Walton (capt.), P. Williams (vice-capt.), C. Breese, C. Brown, B. Casey, S. Chapman, C. Curtis, H. Dunne, T. Kinman, L. Morrison, W. O'Cock, T. O'Day, D. Pender, J. Pender, J. Reekie, J. Roberts, B. Sharkey, C. Sweatman, B. Walsh, G. Warde

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

Carlton (4.5.29) were defeated by Geelong (3.12.30).

Goalkickers
Carlton: T. Kinman, L. Morrison, J. Roberts, B. Walsh
Geelong: E. James (2), F. White

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 6th on the ladder and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Carlton v Geelong
Date: Saturday 28 May 1898
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Princes Park

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Geelong
Score: 4.5.29 - 3.12.30

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 1 1 . 2 3 . 4 4 . 5 4 . 5 (29)
Geelong 0 . 3 1 . 9 1 . 12 3 . 12 3 . 12 (30)
Margin CARL by 4 GEEL by 7 CARL by 4 GEEL by 1 GEEL by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Carlton), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Ernie Walton (Carlton), Jack Conway (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Peter Williams (Carlton), Joe McShane (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Keenan
Goal Umpire: J. Lucas, W. Watling

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Breese, Chic ? ? 0 ?
Brown, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Casey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Chapman, Sam ? ? 0 ?
Curtis, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Dunne, Henry ? ? 0 ?
Kinman, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
Morrison, Len ? ? 1 ?
O'Cock, Wally ? ? 0 ?
O'Day, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Pender, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Pender, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Reekie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Roberts, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Sharkey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Sweatman, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Walsh, Bobby ? ? 1 ?
Walton, Ernie (c) ? ? 0 ?
Warde, George ? ? 0 ?
Williams, Peter (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 5

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barling, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Burns, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Conway, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
Cooke, Walter ? ? 0 ?
Dear, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Dore, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Flynn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Holligan, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
James, Eddy ? ? 2 ?
McCallum, Firth ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Henry ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Joe (vc) ? ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Pincott, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Quinn, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Thompson, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Walker, Dick ? ? 0 ?
White, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 3 12

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