1898 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1898 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 8 of the 1898 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts.
In the absence of Billy Shaw, Harry Aylwin captained the visitors.
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), J. Aitken, E. Byers, J. Graham, M. Herring, P. Howard, D. Lanigan, J. Leith, A. Lewis, L. MacPherson, F. McGinis, D. Pirrie, J. Russell, P. Scanlan, F. Staines, W. Steele, D. Strahan, D. Wardill, A. Wood, C. Young
St Kilda
H. Aylwin (capt.), M. Blake, T. Blake, P. Brady, H. Brookes, P. Damman, J. Dando, H. Duigan, T. Fogarty, D. Gibson, T. Hall, J. Jennings, E. Jones, T. McNamara, J. Morehouse, S. Phillips, H. Smith, A. Stewart, F. Whitelaw, B. Woodhouse
Melbourne (5.15.45) defeated St Kilda (3.3.21).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Scanlan (2), P. Howard, J. Russell, C. Young
St Kilda: A. Stewart (2), H. Duigan
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 25 June 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 8 | 2 | . | 11 | 3 | . | 15 | 5 | . | 15 | 5 | . | 15 | (45) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | (21) |
| Margin | MELB by 14 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 24 | MELB by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne),
Harry Aylwin
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Kendall
Goal Umpire:
J. Rickard,
J. Spedding
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitken, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Byers, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howard, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lanigan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| MacPherson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pirrie, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Russell, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Scanlan, Pat | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Staines, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Steele, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strahan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 15 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylwin, Harry (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brady, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brookes, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Damman, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dando, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Duigan, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Fogarty, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jennings, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jones, Ernest | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Morehouse, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Phillips, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Andy | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Whitelaw, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woodhouse, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 3 | |||