1898 VFL Round-Robin Final 1: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1898 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during the first round-robin final round of the 1898 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Bill Fraser captained the hosts with Dick Gibson as vice-captain.
Alec Sloan captained the visitors with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain.
South Melbourne
B. Fraser (capt.), D. Gibson (vice-capt.), D. Adamson, A. Burns, J. Chandler, C. Colgan, G. Cornelius, G. Davidson, H. Gardner, T. Gilligan, B. Howson, H. Jeanneret, F. O'Hara, J. O'Hara, M. Pleass, H. Purdy, V. Robertson, G. Sparrow, A. Trim, B. Windley
Fitzroy
A. Sloan (capt.), B. McSpeerin (vice-capt.), H. Clarke, B. Dalton, J. Dalton, P. Descrimes, E. Drohan, J. Grace, M. Grace, C. Kiernan, A. McDougall, D. McKay, A. Muirhead, J. Nolan, P. Noonan, B. Potter, J. Power, S. Reid, J. Robinson, B. Sharpe
South Melbourne (5.3.33) were defeated by Fitzroy (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: T. Gilligan (3), A. Burns, J. Chandler
Fitzroy: M. Grace (2), P. Noonan (2), A. McDougall, A. Muirhead
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round-Robin Final 1
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 27 August 1898
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
5.3.33 - 6.11.47
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | (33) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 1 | 0 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 8 | FITZ by 7 | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bill Fraser
(South Melbourne),
Alec Sloan
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Dick Gibson
(South Melbourne),
Bill McSpeerin
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Kendall
Goal Umpire:
J. Elliott,
J. Rickard
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Chandler, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Colgan, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cornelius, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davidson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fraser, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardner, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibson, Dick (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jeanneret, Henri | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purdy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robertson, Val | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sparrow, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trim, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 3 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Descrimes, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drohan, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McDougall, Abe | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McKay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Muirhead, Arch | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Nolan, Jerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Noonan, Paddy | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Potter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Power, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reid, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robinson, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sloan, Alec (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 11 | |||