1898 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1898 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 7 of the 1898 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts with George Moysey as vice-captain.
Jack Conway captained the visitors with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), G. Moysey (vice-capt.), J. Aitken, E. Byers, T. Davey, J. Graham, M. Herring, J. Leith, A. Lewis, F. McGinis, N. McLeod, H. Mitchell, G. Moodie, D. Pirrie, J. Russell, W. Steele, D. Strahan, D. Wardill, A. Wood, C. Young
Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), B. Barling, S. Brockwell, P. Burns, A. Dear, J. Dore, J. Flynn, T. Holligan, E. James, E. Leighton, F. McCallum, H. McShane, Jim McShane, J. O'Loughlin, J. Parkin, A. Pincott, A. Thompson, D. Walker, F. White
Melbourne (9.5.59) defeated Geelong (5.9.39).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Leith (4), F. McGinis (2), J. Russell (2), A. Lewis
Geelong: E. Leighton (3), D. Walker (2)
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 18 June 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | (59) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 30 | MELB by 20 | MELB by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne),
Jack Conway
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
George Moysey
(Melbourne),
Joe McShane
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Hood
Goal Umpire:
J. Jones,
W. Watling
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitken, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Byers, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mitchell, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moysey, George (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pirrie, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Russell, Jimmy | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Steele, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strahan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 5 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barling, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brockwell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Conway, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dear, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dore, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Flynn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Eddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leighton, Ernie | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walker, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| White, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 9 | |||