1898 VFL Round-Robin Final 3: Geelong v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 10 September 1898 between Geelong and St Kilda during the third round-robin final round of the 1898 VFL season. Geelong hosted St Kilda at Corio Oval. Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain. Billy Shaw captained the visitors with Harry Aylwin as vice-captain.

Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), L. Bailiff, S. Brockwell, P. Burns, W. Cooke, A. Dear, J. Flynn, T. Holligan, A. King, E. Leighton, F. McCallum, A. McKenzie, H. McShane, Jim McShane, J. Parkin, A. Pincott, A. Thompson, D. Walker, F. White

St Kilda
B. Shaw (capt.), H. Aylwin (vice-capt.), M. Blake, P. Damman, J. Dando, T. Fogarty, T. Hall, J. Hogan, E. Jones, H. Louch, B. Matthews, G. May, B. Porter, J. Purse, A. Richardson, G. Rutherford, A. Stewart, J. Todd, J. Warne, B. Woodhouse

Geelong (14.18.102) defeated St Kilda (4.3.27).

Goalkickers
Geelong: F. McCallum (5), E. Leighton (3), T. Holligan (2), J. McShane, J. Parkin, D. Walker, F. White
St Kilda: A. Stewart (2), G. May, B. Woodhouse

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFL Season
Round: Round-Robin Final 3
Teams: Geelong v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 10 September 1898
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. St Kilda
Score: 14.18.102 - 4.3.27

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 6 . 4 8 . 9 13 . 14 14 . 18 14 . 18 (102)
St Kilda 0 . 0 0 . 1 2 . 2 4 . 3 4 . 3 (27)
Margin GEEL by 40 GEEL by 56 GEEL by 78 GEEL by 75 GEEL by 75
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Geelong), unknown (St Kilda)
Captains: Jack Conway (Geelong), Billy Shaw (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: Joe McShane (Geelong), Harry Aylwin (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Kendall
Goal Umpire: J. Elliott, D. Shine

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailiff, Les ? ? 0 ?
Brockwell, Sam ? ? 0 ?
Burns, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Conway, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
Cooke, Walter ? ? 0 ?
Dear, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Flynn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Holligan, Teddy ? ? 2 ?
King, Alec ? ? 0 ?
Leighton, Ernie ? ? 3 ?
McCallum, Firth ? ? 5 ?
McKenzie, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Henry ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Jim ? ? 1 ?
McShane, Joe (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Pincott, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Thompson, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Walker, Dick ? ? 1 ?
White, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 18

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Aylwin, Harry (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Blake, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Damman, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Dando, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
Fogarty, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Hall, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Hogan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Jones, Ernest ? ? 0 ?
Louch, Herb ? ? 0 ?
Matthews, Bill ? ? 0 ?
May, George ? ? 1 ?
Porter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Richardson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Rutherford, George ? ? 0 ?
Shaw, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Stewart, Andy ? ? 2 ?
Todd, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Warne, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Woodhouse, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 3

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