1898 VFL Round 9: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1898 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1898 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at East Melbourne.
George Stuckey captained the hosts with Gus Kearney as vice-captain.
Bill Fraser captained the visitors with Dick Gibson as vice-captain.
Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), G. Kearney (vice-capt.), J. Anderson, C. Campbell, A. Cleghorn, M. Collins, T. Collins, C. Forbes, C. Gardner, H. Gavin, A. Hall, G. Hastings, B. Jackson, T. Kinnear, G. Martin, C. Moore, G. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, G. Vautin, H. Wright
South Melbourne
B. Fraser (capt.), D. Gibson (vice-capt.), D. Adamson, C. Colgan, G. Cornelius, G. Davidson, J. Davis, T. Gilligan, B. Howson, H. Jeanneret, J. Jolly, J. McDermott, B. O'Donnell, F. O'Hara, M. Pleass, H. Purdy, J. Southern, G. Sparrow, A. Trim, B. Windley
Essendon (7.12.54) defeated South Melbourne (4.6.30).
Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Forbes, A. Hall, B. Jackson, G. Kearney, G. Martin, C. Moore, G. Officer
South Melbourne: D. Adamson, C. Colgan, T. Gilligan, M. Pleass
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 July 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
7.12.54 - 4.6.30
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 6 | (30) |
| Margin | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
George Stuckey
(Essendon),
Bill Fraser
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Gus Kearney
(Essendon),
Dick Gibson
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Kendall
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
C. Thomas
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Campbell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Forbes, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gardner, Corrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Alec | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jackson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kearney, Gus (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moore, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Officer, Gus | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Vautin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Colgan, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cornelius, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davidson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fraser, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibson, Dick (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jeanneret, Henri | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jolly, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McDermott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Donnell, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Purdy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Southern, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sparrow, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trim, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 6 | |||