1898 VFL Round-Robin Final 3: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 September 1898 between Collingwood and Melbourne during the third round-robin final round of the 1898 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Bill Proudfoot captained the hosts with Dick Condon as vice-captain.
Ned Sutton captained the visitors.
Collingwood
B. Proudfoot (capt.), D. Condon (vice-capt.), G. Cowell, C. Dow, H. Dowdall, M. Fell, W. Gillard, J. Gregory, F. Hailwood, H. Hellwig, B. Kennedy, A. Leach, F. Leach, M. Lynch, B. O'Brien, C. Pannam, C. Sime, A. Smith, B. Stranger, G. Williams
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), A. Atkinson, B. Atkinson, V. Cumberland, J. Davidson, S. Geddes, M. Herring, G. Johnstone, D. Lanigan, J. Leith, A. Lewis, F. McGinis, G. Moodie, H. Rippon, L. Rippon, D. Robertson, W. Steele, D. Wardill, A. Wood, C. Young
Collingwood (7.13.55) defeated Melbourne (6.5.41).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: A. Smith (4), D. Condon, M. Lynch, C. Pannam
Melbourne: J. Leith (2), G. Moodie (2), A. Lewis, C. Young
Match Details
Season:
1898 VFL Season
Round:
Round-Robin Final 3
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 10 September 1898
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Melbourne
Score:
7.13.55 - 6.5.41
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | (41) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | COLL by 21 | COLL by 7 | COLL by 14 | COLL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Proudfoot
(Collingwood),
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Dick Condon
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
A. Coventry,
J. Russ
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condon, Dick (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cowell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dow, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dowdall, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fell, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gillard, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gregory, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hailwood, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hellwig, Herman | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kennedy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leach, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leach, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lynch, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| O'Brien, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pannam, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Proudfoot, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sime, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Archie | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Stranger, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson, Art | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Atkinson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cumberland, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davidson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnstone, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lanigan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rippon, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rippon, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robertson, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Steele, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 5 | |||