1898 VFL Round 4: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1898 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1898 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at East Melbourne.
George Stuckey captained the hosts.
Billy Shaw captained the visitors with Harry Aylwin as vice-captain.
Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), J. Anderson, P. Barr, H. Brown, A. Cleghorn, M. Collins, D. Currie, H. Gavin, J. Groves, A. Hall, T. Kinnear, J. Larkin, G. Martin, C. Moore, G. Officer, H. Stewart, C. Tenbrink, A. Watson, N. Waugh, H. Wright
St Kilda
B. Shaw (capt.), H. Aylwin (vice-capt.), A. Archer, B. Beggs, M. Blake, T. Blake, M. Cumming, D. Gibson, T. Hall, J. Hogan, J. Jennings, B. Kay, H. Lyons, T. McNamara, J. Morehouse, H. Smith, A. Stewart, G. Stewart, W. Stewart, F. Whitelaw
Essendon (16.16.112) defeated St Kilda (5.7.37).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Hall (4), C. Moore (4), A. Cleghorn (2), H. Gavin (2), P. Barr, D. Currie, C. Tenbrink, N. Waugh
St Kilda: A. Stewart (2), T. Blake, B. Shaw, H. Smith
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | (37) |
| Margin | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 47 | ESSE by 75 | ESSE by 75 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Captains:
George Stuckey
(Essendon),
Billy Shaw
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Harry Aylwin
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
W. Goer,
J. Spedding
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barr, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Brown, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Currie, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Groves, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Alec | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Larkin, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moore, Charlie | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Officer, Gus | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tenbrink, Conrad | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Watson, Abe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Waugh, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 16 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Aylwin, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beggs, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cumming, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hogan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jennings, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lyons, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Morehouse, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shaw, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Smith, Howard | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stewart, Andy | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Stewart, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Walter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Whitelaw, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 7 | |||