1898 VFL Round 14: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1898 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 14 of the 1898 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Ned Sutton captained the visitors.
Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), L. Bailiff, S. Brockwell, P. Burns, O. Calvert, A. Dear, J. Flynn, T. Holligan, A. King, E. Leighton, F. McCallum, A. McKenzie, H. McShane, Jim McShane, J. Parkin, A. Pincott, A. Thompson, D. Walker, F. White
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), A. Atkinson, E. Byers, T. Davey, J. Davidson, P. Howard, G. Johnstone, D. Lanigan, J. Leith, A. Lewis, F. McGinis, H. Mitchell, G. Moodie, D. Pirrie, H. Rippon, L. Rippon, D. Robertson, W. Steele, A. Wood, C. Young
Geelong (7.9.51) defeated Melbourne (2.7.19).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Flynn (2), A. King (2), E. Leighton (2), F. White
Melbourne: P. Howard, G. Moodie
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 4th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 7 | (19) |
| Margin | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 29 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Conway
(Geelong),
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Joe McShane
(Geelong),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Keenan
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
W. Watling
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 | |||