1898 VFL Round 12: South Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1898 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 12 of the 1898 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval.
Bill Fraser captained the hosts with Dick Gibson as vice-captain.
In the absence of Billy Shaw, Tom Blake captained the visitors.
South Melbourne
B. Fraser (capt.), D. Gibson (vice-capt.), D. Adamson, C. Colgan, G. Davidson, J. Davis, T. Gilligan, H. Jeanneret, J. McDermott, A. McNair, F. O'Hara, M. Pleass, H. Purdy, V. Robertson, T. Smith, J. Southern, G. Sparrow, J. Strong, A. Trim, B. Windley
St Kilda
T. Blake (capt.), P. Damman, J. Dando, T. Fogarty, D. Gibson, T. Hall, J. Hogan, E. Jones, B. Matthews, T. McNamara, J. Morehouse, G. Morgan, S. Phillips, H. Smith, A. Stewart, G. Stewart, W. Stewart, H. Thompson, J. Warne, F. Whitelaw
South Melbourne (12.15.87) defeated St Kilda (3.6.24).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: D. Gibson (3), J. Davis (2), T. Gilligan (2), G. Sparrow (2), C. Colgan, J. McDermott, J. Southern
St Kilda: J. Hogan, A. Stewart, J. Warne
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 30 July 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
St Kilda
Score:
12.15.87 - 3.6.24
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 6 | (24) |
| Margin | SMLB by 5 | SMLB by 25 | SMLB by 21 | SMLB by 63 | SMLB by 63 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Bill Fraser
(South Melbourne),
Tom Blake
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Dick Gibson
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Keenan
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
R. Turpenny
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Colgan, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Davidson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davis, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Fraser, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibson, Dick (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Jeanneret, Henri | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McDermott, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McNair, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purdy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robertson, Val | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Southern, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Sparrow, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Strong, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trim, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake, Tom (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Damman, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dando, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fogarty, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hogan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Jones, Ernest | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Matthews, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Morehouse, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Morgan, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Phillips, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stewart, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Walter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Warne, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Whitelaw, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 6 | |||