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 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 (11.12.78) defeated Melbourne (2.4.16).
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
First Round-Robin Final
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 August 1898
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
Melbourne
Score:
11.12.78 - 2.4.16
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
|
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