This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1898 between Geelong and Melbourne during round fourteen of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football League.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Ned Sutton captained the visitors.
Geelong (7.9.51) defeated Melbourne (2.7.19).
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1898
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
Melbourne
Score:
7.9.51 - 2.7.19
Player Statistics
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
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
|
Holligan, Teddy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
King, Alec
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
|
Leighton, Ernie
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
|
McCallum, Firth
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
McKenzie, Arthur
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
McShane, Henry
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
McShane, Jim
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
McShane, Joe
(vc)
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Parkin, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Pincott, Arthur
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Thompson, Archie
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Walker, Dick
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
White, Fred
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(20 players)
|
7
|
9
|
Melbourne
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Atkinson, Art
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Byers, Eddie
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Davey, Tom
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Davidson, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Howard, Percy
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Johnstone, George
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Lanigan, Denis
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Leith, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Lewis, Austin
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
McGinis, Fred
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Mitchell, Henry
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Moodie, George
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Pirrie, Dick
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Rippon, Harold
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Rippon, Les
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Robertson, Dick
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Steele, Wally
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Sutton, Ned
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Wood, Alf
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Young, Charlie
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(20 players)
|
2
|
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