1898 VFL Round 5: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1898 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1898 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval.
Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Alec Sloan captained the visitors with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain.
Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), J. McShane (vice-capt.), S. Brockwell, P. Burns, W. Cooke, A. Dear, J. Dore, J. Flynn, T. Greeves, T. Holligan, E. James, P. Leahy, E. Leighton, F. McCallum, H. McShane, J. O'Loughlin, A. Pincott, J. Quinn, D. Walker, F. White
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
Geelong (4.10.34) were defeated by Fitzroy (6.3.39).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Burns, E. James, E. Leighton, J. McShane
Fitzroy: M. Grace (2), B. Dalton, P. Descrimes, C. Kiernan, B. McSpeerin
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 4 June 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 10 | (34) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 3 | (39) |
| Margin | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 3 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Conway
(Geelong),
Alec Sloan
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Joe McShane
(Geelong),
Bill McSpeerin
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
F. Franks,
D. Shine
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockwell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Conway, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cooke, Walter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dear, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dore, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Flynn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Greeves, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Eddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Leahy, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leighton, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walker, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| White, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleary, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Dalton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Descrimes, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Drohan, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Hickey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McKay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Nolan, Jerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Noonan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Potter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reid, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robinson, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sloan, Alec (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 3 | |||