This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1898 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round eleven of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts.
Alec Sloan captained the visitors with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain.
Melbourne (5.3.33) were defeated by Fitzroy (7.8.50).
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 23 July 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
5.3.33 - 7.8.50
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
|
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