1898 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1898 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1898 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts with George Moysey as vice-captain.
Bill Fraser captained the visitors with Dick Gibson as vice-captain.
Melbourne
Back:
D. Strahan, N. Sutton (capt.), N. McLeod
Half-back:
E. Sholl, A. Wood, M. Herring
Centre:
H. Mitchell, A. Lewis, E. Byers
Half-forward:
W. Steele, G. Moysey (vice-capt.), J. Leith
Forward:
C. Young, D. Lanigan, T. Davey
Follower:
J. Graham, G. Moodie, D. Pirrie, D. Wardill, F. McGinis
South Melbourne
Back:
J. Ralph, F. O'Hara, A. Trim
Half-back:
G. Davidson, D. Adamson, H. Jeanneret
Centre:
J. Southern, J. Jolly, G. Sparrow
Half-forward:
T. Gilligan, B. Fraser (capt.), G. Cornelius
Forward:
A. Machin, C. Colgan, A. Burns
Follower:
J. Fleming, D. Gibson (vice-capt.), M. Pleass, H. Purdy, B. Windley
Melbourne (1.7.13) were defeated by South Melbourne (2.3.15).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Leith
South Melbourne: A. Burns, B. Fraser
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 June 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
1.7.13 - 2.3.15
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 5 | 1 | . | 7 | 1 | . | 7 | (13) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 0 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 3 | (15) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 3 | SMLB by 2 | SMLB by 2 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne),
Bill Fraser
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
George Moysey
(Melbourne),
Dick Gibson
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Hood
Goal Umpire:
A. Coventry,
J. Rickard
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Byers, Eddie | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davey, Tom | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Graham, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lanigan, Denis | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McLeod, Norm | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mitchell, Henry | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moysey, George (vc) | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pirrie, Dick | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Steele, Wally | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strahan, Dave | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 1 | 7 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Adamson, Dave | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Allen | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Colgan, Charlie | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cornelius, George | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davidson, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fleming, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fraser, Bill (c) | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gibson, Dick (vc) | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Tom | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jeanneret, Henri | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jolly, Jim | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Machin, Artie | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Frank | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purdy, Harry | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ralph, Jason | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Southern, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sparrow, George | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trim, Albert | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 2 | 3 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| J. Ralph | F. O'Hara | A. Trim | J. Graham |
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| T. Davey | D. Lanigan | C. Young | G. Moodie |
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| FORWARD | D. Pirrie |
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| HALF-BACK | D. Wardill |
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| G. Davidson | D. Adamson | H. Jeanneret | F. McGinis |
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| J. Leith | G. Moysey (vc) | W. Steele |
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| J. Southern | J. Jolly | G. Sparrow |
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| E. Byers | A. Lewis | H. Mitchell | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | J. Fleming |
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| HALF-FORWARD | D. Gibson (vc) |
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| T. Gilligan | B. Fraser (c) | G. Cornelius | M. Pleass |
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| M. Herring | A. Wood | E. Sholl | H. Purdy |
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| HALF-BACK | B. Windley |
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| A. Machin | C. Colgan | A. Burns |
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| N. McLeod | N. Sutton (c) | D. Strahan |
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| South Melbourne | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | ?.0.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| 1.0.6 | - | 0.1.1 | ??:?? | |||
| Q2 | unknown behind | 1.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | |
| unknown behind | 1.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| unknown behind | 1.2.8 | - | 0.2.2 | ??:?? | ||
| Q3 | 1.?.? | - | ?.2.? | ??:?? | ||
| 1.?.? | - | ?.2.? | ??:?? | |||
| 1.?.? | - | ?.2.? | ??:?? | |||
| 1.5.11 | - | 1.2.8 | ??:?? | |||
| Q4 | 1.?.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| 1.?.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| 1.?.? | - | ?.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| 1.7.13 | - | 2.3.15 | ??:?? | |||