1898 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1898 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 11 of the 1898 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts.
Alec Sloan captained the visitors with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain.
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), E. Byers, S. Geddes, M. Herring, G. Johnstone, D. Lanigan, J. Leith, A. Lewis, B. McClelland, F. McGinis, H. Mitchell, G. Moodie, D. Pirrie, P. Scanlan, E. Sholl, W. Steele, D. Strahan, D. Wardill, A. Wood, C. Young
Fitzroy
A. Sloan (capt.), B. McSpeerin (vice-capt.), H. Clarke, B. Dalton, J. Dalton, P. Descrimes, E. Drohan, J. Grace, M. Grace, P. Hickey, C. Kiernan, A. McDougall, D. McKay, J. Nolan, P. Noonan, B. Potter, S. Reid, J. Robinson, B. Sharpe, G. Shaw
Melbourne (5.3.33) were defeated by Fitzroy (7.8.50).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: C. Young (3), S. Geddes, G. Moodie
Fitzroy: B. McSpeerin (3), J. Grace, M. Grace, C. Kiernan, D. McKay
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 23 July 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | (33) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | FITZ by 1 | MELB by 8 | FITZ by 17 | FITZ by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne),
Alec Sloan
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Bill McSpeerin
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Keenan
Goal Umpire:
J. Jones,
W. Watling
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byers, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnstone, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lanigan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McClelland, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mitchell, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Pirrie, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scanlan, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Steele, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strahan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 3 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Descrimes, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drohan, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hickey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McDougall, Abe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Nolan, Jerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Noonan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Potter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reid, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robinson, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shaw, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sloan, Alec (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 8 | |||