1898 VFL Round 10: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1898 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 10 of the 1898 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Bill Fraser captained the hosts with Dick Gibson as vice-captain. Jack Conway captained the visitors with Joe McShane as vice-captain.

South Melbourne
B. Fraser (capt.), D. Gibson (vice-capt.), D. Adamson, J. Adamson, C. Colgan, G. Cornelius, G. Davidson, J. Fleming, T. Gilligan, H. Jeanneret, J. McDermott, F. O'Hara, M. Pleass, H. Purdy, J. Ralph, J. Southern, G. Sparrow, J. Strong, A. Trim, B. Windley

Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), L. Bailiff, B. Barling, S. Brockwell, P. Burns, W. Cooke, 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

South Melbourne (1.3.9) were defeated by Geelong (3.11.29).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: C. Colgan
Geelong: E. James (2), P. Burns

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 16 July 1898
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 1.3.9 - 3.11.29

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 2 1 . 2 1 . 3 1 . 3 1 . 3 (9)
Geelong 0 . 2 1 . 3 2 . 6 3 . 11 3 . 11 (29)
Margin SMLB by 6 GEEL by 1 GEEL by 9 GEEL by 20 GEEL by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (South Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Bill Fraser (South Melbourne), Jack Conway (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Dick Gibson (South Melbourne), Joe McShane (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Keenan
Goal Umpire: J. Lucas, J. Spedding

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Adamson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Colgan, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Cornelius, George ? ? 0 ?
Davidson, George ? ? 0 ?
Fleming, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Fraser, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Gibson, Dick (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Gilligan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Jeanneret, Henri ? ? 0 ?
McDermott, John ? ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Pleass, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Purdy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Ralph, Jason ? ? 0 ?
Southern, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sparrow, George ? ? 0 ?
Strong, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Trim, Albert ? ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 1 3

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailiff, Les ? ? 0 ?
Barling, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Brockwell, Sam ? ? 0 ?
Burns, Peter ? ? 1 ?
Conway, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
Cooke, Walter ? ? 0 ?
Flynn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Holligan, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
James, Eddy ? ? 2 ?
Leighton, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
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 ? ? 0 ?
White, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 3 11

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 50s