1898 VFL Round-Robin Final 2: South Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1898 between South Melbourne and Essendon during the second round-robin final round of the 1898 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval. Bill Fraser captained the hosts with Dick Gibson as vice-captain. George Stuckey captained the visitors.

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, A. McNair, F. O'Hara, M. Pleass, H. Purdy, V. Robertson, J. Southern, A. Trim, B. Windley

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

South Melbourne (3.6.24) were defeated by Essendon (5.11.41).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Chandler, C. Colgan, T. Gilligan
Essendon: G. Hastings (2), H. Gavin, C. Moore, C. Tenbrink

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFL Season
Round: Round-Robin Final 2
Teams: South Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 3 September 1898
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 3.6.24 - 5.11.41

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 2 1 . 5 1 . 5 3 . 6 3 . 6 (24)
Essendon 3 . 2 3 . 3 5 . 7 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
Margin ESSE by 12 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 26 ESSE by 17 ESSE by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (South Melbourne), unknown (Essendon)
Captains: Bill Fraser (South Melbourne), George Stuckey (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Dick Gibson (South Melbourne), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. McCoy
Goal Umpire: F. Franks, R. Turpenny

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Burns, Allen ? ? 0 ?
Chandler, Joe ? ? 1 ?
Colgan, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Cornelius, George ? ? 0 ?
Davidson, George ? ? 0 ?
Fraser, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Gibson, Dick (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Gilligan, Tom ? ? 1 ?
Howson, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Jeanneret, Henri ? ? 0 ?
McNair, Arch ? ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Pleass, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Purdy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Robertson, Val ? ? 0 ?
Southern, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Trim, Albert ? ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 3 6

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Barry, Son ? ? 0 ?
Cleghorn, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Tod ? ? 0 ?
Forbes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Gavin, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
Gray, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Groves, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Hastings, George ? ? 2 ?
Jackson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Kinnear, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Martin, George ? ? 0 ?
Moore, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Officer, Ned ? ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Stuckey, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
Tenbrink, Conrad ? ? 1 ?
Vautin, George ? ? 0 ?
Wright, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 11

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

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