1898 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1898 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1898 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne.
George Stuckey captained the hosts with Gus Kearney as vice-captain.
Ned Sutton captained the visitors with George Moysey as vice-captain.
Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), G. Kearney (vice-capt.), J. Anderson, S. Barry, A. Cleghorn, M. Collins, T. Collins, E. Croft, C. Forbes, C. Gardner, H. Gavin, J. Groves, A. Hall, G. Hastings, G. Martin, C. Moore, P. O'Loughlin, G. Vautin, N. Waugh, H. Wright
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), G. Moysey (vice-capt.), E. Byers, T. Davey, S. Geddes, M. Herring, D. Lanigan, J. Leith, A. Lewis, B. McCulloch, F. McGinis, N. McLeod, H. Mitchell, G. Moodie, B. Moore, D. Pirrie, W. Steele, D. Strahan, A. Wood, C. Young
Essendon (6.12.48) defeated Melbourne (3.5.23).
Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Moore (3), E. Croft, A. Hall, G. Martin
Melbourne: D. Lanigan, F. McGinis, C. Young
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 June 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 5 | (23) |
| Margin | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
George Stuckey
(Essendon),
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Gus Kearney
(Essendon),
George Moysey
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McCoy
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
J. Jones
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Croft, Edgar | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Forbes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardner, Corrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Groves, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Alec | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kearney, Gus (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moore, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Vautin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Waugh, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byers, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lanigan, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCulloch, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mitchell, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moore, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moysey, George (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pirrie, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Steele, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strahan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 5 | |||