1898 VFL Round 6: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1898 between Geelong and Essendon during round 6 of the 1898 VFL season. Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval. Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain. George Stuckey captained the visitors with Gus Kearney as vice-captain.

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

Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), G. Kearney (vice-capt.), S. Barry, C. Campbell, A. Cleghorn, M. Collins, C. Forbes, C. Gardner, H. Gavin, J. Groves, A. Hall, G. Hastings, T. Kinnear, G. Martin, C. Moore, G. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, G. Vautin, N. Waugh, H. Wright

Geelong (4.7.31) defeated Essendon (3.6.24).

Goalkickers
Geelong: E. Leighton, J. McShane, D. Walker, F. White
Essendon: A. Hall, C. Moore, P. O'Loughlin

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 11 June 1898
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Essendon
Score: 4.7.31 - 3.6.24

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 2 2 . 2 3 . 5 4 . 7 4 . 7 (31)
Essendon 2 . 0 3 . 3 3 . 3 3 . 6 3 . 6 (24)
Margin ESSE by 4 ESSE by 7 GEEL by 2 GEEL by 7 GEEL by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Geelong), unknown (Essendon)
Captains: Jack Conway (Geelong), George Stuckey (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Joe McShane (Geelong), Gus Kearney (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Crapp
Goal Umpire: J. Lucas, D. Shine

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barling, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Brockwell, Sam ? ? 0 ?
Burns, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Conway, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
Dear, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Flynn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Holligan, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
James, Eddy ? ? 0 ?
Leahy, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Leighton, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
McCallum, Firth ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Henry ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Jim ? ? 1 ?
McShane, Joe (vc) ? ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Pincott, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Thompson, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Walker, Dick ? ? 1 ?
White, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 7

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barry, Son ? ? 0 ?
Campbell, Colin ? ? 0 ?
Cleghorn, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Forbes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Corrie ? ? 0 ?
Gavin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Groves, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Hall, Alec ? ? 1 ?
Hastings, George ? ? 0 ?
Kearney, Gus (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Kinnear, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Martin, George ? ? 0 ?
Moore, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Officer, Gus ? ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Pat ? ? 1 ?
Stuckey, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
Vautin, George ? ? 0 ?
Waugh, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Wright, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 3 6

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