1898 VFL Round-Robin Final 1: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1898 between Geelong and Melbourne during the first round-robin final round 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, A. Dear, J. Flynn, T. Greeves, 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, B. Atkinson, J. Coghlan, V. Cumberland, M. Herring, D. Lanigan, J. Leith, A. Lewis, B. McCulloch, F. McGinis, G. Moodie, H. Rippon, L. Rippon, D. Robertson, E. Sholl, W. Steele, D. Strahan, D. Wardill, A. Wood
Geelong (11.12.78) defeated Melbourne (2.4.16).
Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Holligan (3), D. Walker (3), F. White (2), A. Dear, E. Leighton, J. McShane
Melbourne: A. Atkinson, D. Wardill
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round-Robin Final 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 August 1898
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 4 | (16) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 50 | GEEL by 62 | GEEL by 62 | |||||||||||
| 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:
S. Hood
Goal Umpire:
F. Franks,
R. Turpenny
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailiff, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brockwell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Conway, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dear, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Flynn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Greeves, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| King, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leighton, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walker, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| White, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson, Art | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Atkinson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coghlan, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cumberland, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lanigan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCulloch, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rippon, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rippon, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robertson, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Steele, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strahan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 2 | 4 | |||