1898 VFL Round-Robin Final 2: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1898 between St Kilda and Melbourne during the second round-robin final round of the 1898 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Billy Shaw captained the hosts with Harry Aylwin as vice-captain.
In the absence of Ned Sutton, George Moysey captained the visitors.
St Kilda
B. Shaw (capt.), H. Aylwin (vice-capt.), G. Blake, M. Blake, J. Dando, H. Duigan, T. Fogarty, J. Hogan, B. Matthews, G. May, G. Morgan, A. Parker, S. Phillips, B. Porter, G. Rutherford, A. Stewart, G. Stewart, J. Warne, F. Whitelaw, B. Woodhouse
Melbourne
G. Moysey (capt.), A. Atkinson, B. Atkinson, V. Cumberland, J. Davidson, S. Geddes, M. Herring, D. Lanigan, J. Leith, A. Lewis, B. McCulloch, F. McGinis, G. Moodie, H. Rippon, L. Rippon, N. Rippon, D. Robertson, W. Steele, D. Wardill, A. Wood
St Kilda (2.5.17) were defeated by Melbourne (5.8.38).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: A. Stewart, B. Woodhouse
Melbourne: J. Leith, B. McCulloch, F. McGinis, G. Moysey, D. Wardill
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round-Robin Final 2
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 3 September 1898
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 5 | (17) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | (38) |
| Margin | MELB by 16 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 24 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(St Kilda),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Billy Shaw
(St Kilda),
George Moysey
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Harry Aylwin
(St Kilda),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Kendall
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
J. Jones
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylwin, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dando, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Duigan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fogarty, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hogan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Matthews, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| May, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Morgan, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parker, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Phillips, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Porter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rutherford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shaw, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stewart, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Warne, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Whitelaw, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woodhouse, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 2 | 5 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson, Art | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Atkinson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cumberland, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davidson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lanigan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCulloch, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moysey, George (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rippon, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rippon, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rippon, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robertson, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Steele, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 8 | |||