1898 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1898 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 12 of the 1898 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts.
George Stuckey captained the visitors with Gus Kearney as vice-captain.
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), E. Byers, J. Coghlan, S. Geddes, J. Graham, M. Herring, G. Johnstone, D. Lanigan, J. Leith, A. Lewis, F. McGinis, H. Mitchell, G. Moodie, L. Rippon, J. Russell, E. Sholl, W. Steele, D. Wardill, A. Wood, C. Young
Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), G. Kearney (vice-capt.), J. Anderson, S. Barry, C. Campbell, A. Cleghorn, M. Collins, T. Collins, C. Forbes, C. Gardner, H. Gavin, A. Hall, G. Hastings, B. Jackson, T. Kinnear, G. Martin, G. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, C. Tenbrink, H. Wright
Melbourne (2.8.20) were defeated by Essendon (11.9.75).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Moodie, A. Wood
Essendon: A. Cleghorn (2), T. Collins (2), P. O'Loughlin (2), C. Tenbrink (2), S. Barry, G. Hastings, B. Jackson
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 30 July 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 0 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 8 | 2 | . | 8 | (20) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Margin | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 44 | ESSE by 44 | ESSE by 55 | ESSE by 55 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne),
George Stuckey
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Gus Kearney
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
J. Elliott,
C. Thomas
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byers, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coghlan, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnstone, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lanigan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mitchell, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rippon, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Russell, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Steele, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 2 | 8 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Campbell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Forbes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardner, Corrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Jackson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kearney, Gus (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Officer, Gus | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tenbrink, Conrad | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 9 | |||