1898 VFL Round-Robin Final 2: Collingwood v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1898 between Collingwood and Geelong during the second round-robin final round of the 1898 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park. Bill Proudfoot captained the hosts with Dick Condon as vice-captain. Jack Conway captained the visitors with Joe McShane as vice-captain.

Collingwood
B. Proudfoot (capt.), D. Condon (vice-capt.), C. Dow, H. Dowdall, M. Fell, W. Gillard, J. Gregory, F. Hailwood, H. Hellwig, B. Kennedy, A. Leach, F. Leach, J. Monohan, B. O'Brien, C. Pannam, C. Sime, A. Smith, B. Stranger, L. Tulloch, G. Williams

Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), L. Bailiff, S. Brockwell, P. Burns, A. Dear, J. Flynn, T. Greeves, T. Holligan, E. Leighton, F. McCallum, A. McKenzie, H. McShane, Jim McShane, J. Parkin, A. Pincott, A. Thompson, D. Walker, F. White, H. Young

Collingwood (6.9.45) defeated Geelong (4.6.30).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: H. Dowdall (2), W. Gillard, F. Hailwood, A. Smith, L. Tulloch
Geelong: F. McCallum (2), T. Holligan, H. Young

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFL Season
Round: Round-Robin Final 2
Teams: Collingwood v Geelong
Date: Saturday 3 September 1898
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Geelong
Score: 6.9.45 - 4.6.30

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 3 3 . 4 5 . 5 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Geelong 2 . 1 3 . 2 4 . 3 4 . 6 4 . 6 (30)
Margin GEEL by 4 COLL by 2 COLL by 8 COLL by 15 COLL by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Collingwood), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood), Jack Conway (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Dick Condon (Collingwood), Joe McShane (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Keenan
Goal Umpire: J. Rickard, C. Thomas

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Condon, Dick (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Dow, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Dowdall, Harry ? ? 2 ?
Fell, Matthew ? ? 0 ?
Gillard, Wal ? ? 1 ?
Gregory, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Hailwood, Frank ? ? 1 ?
Hellwig, Herman ? ? 0 ?
Kennedy, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Leach, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Leach, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Monohan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
O'Brien, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Proudfoot, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Sime, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Archie ? ? 1 ?
Stranger, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Tulloch, Lardie ? ? 1 ?
Williams, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 9

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailiff, Les ? ? 0 ?
Brockwell, Sam ? ? 0 ?
Burns, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Conway, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
Dear, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Flynn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Greeves, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Holligan, Teddy ? ? 1 ?
Leighton, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
McCallum, Firth ? ? 2 ?
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 ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 6

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