1898 VFL Season 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 nine of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (7.12.54) defeated South Melbourne (4.6.30).
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
Essendon
Captain: George StuckeyVice-Captain: Gus Kearney
South Melbourne
Captain: Bill FraserVice-Captain: Dick Gibson
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 | |||