1898 VFL Round 12: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1898 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 12 of the 1898 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval. Alec Sloan captained the hosts with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain. Jack Conway captained the visitors with Joe McShane as vice-captain.

Fitzroy
A. Sloan (capt.), B. McSpeerin (vice-capt.), H. Clarke, B. Dalton, J. Dalton, P. Descrimes, E. Drohan, F. Fontaine, J. Grace, M. Grace, C. Kiernan, A. McDougall, D. McKay, J. Nolan, P. Noonan, B. Potter, S. Reid, J. Robinson, B. Sharpe, G. Shaw

Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), L. Bailiff, S. Brockwell, P. Burns, W. Cooke, J. Flynn, T. Holligan, E. James, A. King, E. Leighton, F. McCallum, H. McShane, Jim McShane, J. O'Loughlin, J. Parkin, A. Pincott, A. Thompson, D. Walker, F. White

Fitzroy (5.9.39) defeated Geelong (4.6.30).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Dalton (2), C. Kiernan (2), P. Noonan
Geelong: E. James (2), J. Parkin, D. Walker

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 4th on the ladder and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 30 July 1898
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Geelong
Score: 5.9.39 - 4.6.30

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 1 1 . 4 1 . 7 5 . 9 5 . 9 (39)
Geelong 2 . 3 2 . 4 3 . 5 4 . 6 4 . 6 (30)
Margin GEEL by 8 GEEL by 6 GEEL by 10 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Fitzroy), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Alec Sloan (Fitzroy), Jack Conway (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Bill McSpeerin (Fitzroy), Joe McShane (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. McCoy
Goal Umpire: A. Coventry, J. Rickard

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Dalton, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Dalton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Descrimes, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Drohan, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
Fontaine, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Grace, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Grace, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Kiernan, Chris ? ? 2 ?
McDougall, Abe ? ? 0 ?
McKay, Dick ? ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Jerry ? ? 0 ?
Noonan, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
Potter, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Reid, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, James ? ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Shaw, George ? ? 0 ?
Sloan, Alec (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 9

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailiff, Les ? ? 0 ?
Brockwell, Sam ? ? 0 ?
Burns, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Conway, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
Cooke, Walter ? ? 0 ?
Flynn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Holligan, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
James, Eddy ? ? 2 ?
King, Alec ? ? 0 ?
Leighton, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
McCallum, Firth ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Henry ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Joe (vc) ? ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Pincott, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Thompson, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Walker, Dick ? ? 1 ?
White, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 6

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

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