1898 VFL Round-Robin Final 3: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 10 September 1898 between Fitzroy and Essendon during the third round-robin final round of the 1898 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval. Alec Sloan captained the hosts with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain. George Stuckey captained the visitors.

Fitzroy
A. Sloan (capt.), B. McSpeerin (vice-capt.), H. Clarke, B. Dalton, J. Dalton, P. Descrimes, E. Drohan, F. Fontaine, J. Grace, M. Grace, P. Hickey, C. Kiernan, A. McDougall, J. Nolan, P. Noonan, B. Potter, J. Power, S. Reid, J. Robinson, B. Sharpe

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

Fitzroy (5.15.45) defeated Essendon (2.4.16).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Grace (2), M. Grace, C. Kiernan, B. McSpeerin
Essendon: G. Hastings, G. Martin

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFL Season
Round: Round-Robin Final 3
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 10 September 1898
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Essendon
Score: 5.15.45 - 2.4.16

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 1 1 . 11 2 . 12 5 . 15 5 . 15 (45)
Essendon 2 . 3 2 . 3 2 . 3 2 . 4 2 . 4 (16)
Margin ESSE by 8 FITZ by 2 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 29 FITZ by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Fitzroy), unknown (Essendon)
Captains: Alec Sloan (Fitzroy), George Stuckey (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Bill McSpeerin (Fitzroy), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Keenan
Goal Umpire: J. Lucas, W. Watling

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Dalton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Dalton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Descrimes, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Drohan, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
Fontaine, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Grace, Jim ? ? 2 ?
Grace, Mick ? ? 1 ?
Hickey, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Kiernan, Chris ? ? 1 ?
McDougall, Abe ? ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill (vc) ? ? 1 ?
Nolan, Jerry ? ? 0 ?
Noonan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Potter, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Power, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
Reid, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, James ? ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Sloan, Alec (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 15

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barry, Son ? ? 0 ?
Cleghorn, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Tod ? ? 0 ?
Forbes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Gavin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Gray, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Groves, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Hall, Alec ? ? 0 ?
Hastings, George ? ? 1 ?
Kinnear, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Larkin, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
Martin, George ? ? 1 ?
Moore, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Officer, Ned ? ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Stuckey, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
Tenbrink, Conrad ? ? 0 ?
Vautin, George ? ? 0 ?
Wright, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 2 4

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

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
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1.1.7 - 2.3.15 ??:??
Q2 FITZ unknown behind 1.2.8 - 2.3.15 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 1.3.9 - 2.3.15 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 1.4.10 - 2.3.15 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 1.5.11 - 2.3.15 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 1.6.12 - 2.3.15 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 1.7.13 - 2.3.15 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 1.8.14 - 2.3.15 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 1.9.15 - 2.3.15 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 1.10.16 - 2.3.15 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 1.11.17 - 2.3.15 ??:??
Q3 FITZ ?.?.? - 2.3.15 ??:??
FITZ 2.12.24 - 2.3.15 ??:??
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