1898 VFL Round 13: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1898 between Essendon and Geelong during round 13 of the 1898 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at East Melbourne.
George Stuckey captained the hosts.
Jack Conway captained the visitors with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), J. Anderson, S. Barry, A. Cleghorn, M. Collins, T. Collins, C. Forbes, C. Gardner, H. Gavin, J. Groves, A. Hall, G. Hastings, B. Jackson, T. Kinnear, G. Martin, C. Moore, G. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, C. Tenbrink, G. Vautin
Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), L. Bailiff, S. Brockwell, P. Burns, O. Calvert, A. Dear, J. Flynn, T. Greeves, T. Holligan, E. James, A. King, E. Leighton, F. McCallum, H. McShane, Jim McShane, J. Parkin, A. Pincott, A. Thompson, D. Walker
Essendon (7.13.55) defeated Geelong (5.7.37).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Hall (2), S. Barry, A. Cleghorn, T. Collins, G. Hastings, C. Tenbrink
Geelong: J. McShane (2), T. Holligan, A. King, E. Leighton
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 13 August 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | (37) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 12 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
George Stuckey
(Essendon),
Jack Conway
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Joe McShane
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Hood
Goal Umpire:
W. Goer,
J. Spedding
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Forbes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardner, Corrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Groves, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Alec | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Jackson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moore, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Officer, Gus | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tenbrink, Conrad | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Vautin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailiff, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brockwell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Calvert, Ossie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Conway, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dear, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Flynn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Greeves, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| James, Eddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| King, Alec | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Leighton, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Parkin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walker, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 7 | |||