1898 VFL Round-Robin Final 1: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1898 between Essendon and Carlton during the first round-robin final round of the 1898 VFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at East Melbourne. George Stuckey captained the hosts. In the absence of Ernie Walton, Chic Breese captained the visitors.

Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), J. Anderson, S. Barry, C. Campbell, A. Cleghorn, M. Collins, T. Collins, C. Forbes, H. Gavin, A. Gray, G. Hastings, B. Jackson, T. Kinnear, J. Larkin, N. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, C. Tenbrink, G. Vautin, N. Waugh, H. Wright

Carlton
C. Breese (capt.), B. Casey, S. Chapman, C. Curtis, H. Dohrmann, M. Donaghy, H. Dunne, L. Morrison, W. O'Cock, J. Pender, J. Reekie, J. Roberts, B. Sharkey, D. Stewart, C. Sweatman, L. Vernon, B. Walsh, G. Warde, B. Weir, G. Young

Essendon (9.21.75) defeated Carlton (1.2.8).

Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Cleghorn (2), C. Forbes (2), C. Campbell, H. Gavin, G. Hastings, B. Jackson, N. Waugh
Carlton: J. Pender

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFL Season
Round: Round-Robin Final 1
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 27 August 1898
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Carlton
Score: 9.21.75 - 1.2.8

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 0 . 7 2 . 11 8 . 14 9 . 21 9 . 21 (75)
Carlton 0 . 0 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . 2 1 . 2 (8)
Margin ESSE by 7 ESSE by 16 ESSE by 55 ESSE by 67 ESSE by 67
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (Carlton)
Captains: George Stuckey (Essendon), Chic Breese (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Keenan
Goal Umpire: A. Coventry, C. Thomas

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Barry, Son ? ? 0 ?
Campbell, Colin ? ? 1 ?
Cleghorn, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
Collins, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Tod ? ? 0 ?
Forbes, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
Gavin, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
Gray, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Hastings, George ? ? 1 ?
Jackson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Kinnear, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Larkin, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
Officer, Ned ? ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Stuckey, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
Tenbrink, Conrad ? ? 0 ?
Vautin, George ? ? 0 ?
Waugh, Norm ? ? 1 ?
Wright, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 21

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Breese, Chic (ac) ? ? 0 ?
Casey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Chapman, Sam ? ? 0 ?
Curtis, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Dohrmann, Herman ? ? 0 ?
Donaghy, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Dunne, Henry ? ? 0 ?
Morrison, Len ? ? 0 ?
O'Cock, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Pender, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Reekie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Roberts, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sharkey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Stewart, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Sweatman, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Vernon, Les ? ? 0 ?
Walsh, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
Warde, George ? ? 0 ?
Weir, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Young, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 1 2

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

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
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ESSE unknown behind 0.4.4 - 0.0.0 ??:??
ESSE unknown behind 0.5.5 - 0.0.0 ??:??
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