1898 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1898 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1898 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Alec Sloan captained the hosts with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain. Ned Sutton captained the visitors with George Moysey as vice-captain.

Fitzroy
A. Sloan (capt.), B. McSpeerin (vice-capt.), B. Cleary, B. Dalton, J. Dalton, P. Descrimes, E. Drohan, J. Grace, M. Grace, P. Hickey, C. Jenkins, E. Jenkins, C. Kiernan, D. McKay, J. Nolan, P. Noonan, B. Potter, S. Reid, J. Robinson, B. Sharpe

Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), G. Moysey (vice-capt.), E. Byers, T. Davey, S. Geddes, M. Herring, D. Lanigan, J. Leith, A. Lewis, L. MacPherson, F. McGinis, N. McLeod, H. Mitchell, G. Moodie, D. Pirrie, E. Sholl, F. Staines, D. Strahan, A. Wood, C. Young

Fitzroy (4.14.38) defeated Melbourne (2.7.19).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: D. McKay (2), B. Sharpe (2)
Melbourne: C. Young (2)

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 4th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 28 May 1898
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Melbourne
Score: 4.14.38 - 2.7.19

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 2 1 . 7 2 . 11 4 . 14 4 . 14 (38)
Melbourne 1 . 2 1 . 3 1 . 5 2 . 7 2 . 7 (19)
Margin level FITZ by 4 FITZ by 12 FITZ by 19 FITZ by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Fitzroy), unknown (Melbourne)
Captains: Alec Sloan (Fitzroy), Ned Sutton (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Bill McSpeerin (Fitzroy), George Moysey (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Hood
Goal Umpire: J. Rickard, C. Thomas

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cleary, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Dalton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Dalton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Descrimes, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Drohan, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
Grace, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Grace, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Hickey, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Kiernan, Chris ? ? 0 ?
McKay, Dick ? ? 2 ?
McSpeerin, Bill (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Jerry ? ? 0 ?
Noonan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Potter, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Reid, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, James ? ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Bert ? ? 2 ?
Sloan, Alec (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 14

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Byers, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
Davey, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Geddes, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
Herring, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Lanigan, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Lewis, Austin ? ? 0 ?
MacPherson, Les ? ? 0 ?
McGinis, Fred ? ? 0 ?
McLeod, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Mitchell, Henry ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Moysey, George (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Pirrie, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Sholl, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
Staines, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Strahan, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Sutton, Ned (c) ? ? 0 ?
Wood, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 2 7

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

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