1898 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval. Alec Sloan captained the hosts with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain. George Stuckey captained the visitors.

Fitzroy (5.15.45) defeated Essendon (2.4.16).

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFL Season
Round: Third Round-Robin Final
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

Fitzroy

Captain: Alec Sloan
Vice-Captain: Bill McSpeerin

Essendon

Captain: George Stuckey

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Keenan

Goal Umpires

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
Q1 ?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
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 ??:??
Q4 ?.?.? - 2.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - 2.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - 2.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - 2.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - 2.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - 2.?.? ??:??
5.15.45 - 2.4.16 ??:??