This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1898 between Essendon and Geelong during round thirteen of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted Geelong at East Melbourne.
George Stuckey captained the hosts.
Jack Conway captained the visitors with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Essendon (7.13.55) defeated Geelong (5.7.37).
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
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Geelong
Score:
7.13.55 - 5.7.37
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
|
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