1898 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results for Carlton for the 1898 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Princes Park as their home ground, playing seven matches there (seven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in seventh place. After facing Essendon, Fitzroy and South Melbourne in a round-robin finals series (section A), Carlton finished fourth, resulting in finishing in seventh place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1898 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Club:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 3-1-10, P%: 60.3)
Finals Performance:
4th place in round-robin finals series (Ladder A)
Team Leaders
Captains:
Jimmy Aitken, Ernie Walton
Vice-Captains:
Ernie Walton, Peter Williams
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitken, Jimmy | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Armstrong, Bob | 2 | 0 | R02-03 | |
| Balharry, Jim | 1 | 0 | RF2 | |
| Barlow, Fred | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Breese, Chic | 13 | 7 | R01-02, R04-05, R07-14, RF1 | |
| Brown, Charlie | 12 | 1 | R01-07, R09-13 | |
| Casey, Bill | 16 | 0 | R01, R03-14, RF1-3 | |
| Chapman, Sam | 12 | 5 | R01-08, R12-14, RF1 | |
| Churchyard, Bill | 5 | 1 | R09-13 | |
| Considine, Pat | 1 | 0 | RF3 | |
| Cowcher, Jim | 5 | 0 | R05-08, R11 | |
| Curtis, Charlie | 16 | 1 | R02-14, RF1-3 | |
| Dohrmann, Herman | 11 | 2 | R06-10, R12-14, RF1-3 | |
| Donaghy, Mick | 10 | 0 | R08-14, RF1-3 | |
| Douglas, Jack | 1 | 0 | RF3 | |
| Dunne, Henry | 13 | 6 | R03-04, R07-14, RF1-3 | |
| Kinman, Tommy | 1 | 1 | R04 | |
| Lyons, Jim | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Manchester, Oscar | 7 | 1 | R01-03, R05-08 | |
| Meadowcroft, Des | 2 | 0 | R03, R05 | |
| Moore, Alf | 2 | 0 | R05-06 | |
| Morrison, Len | 17 | 4 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| O'Cock, Wally | 12 | 3 | R01-02, R04-08, R10, R14, RF1-3 | |
| O'Day, Tommy | 13 | 8 | R01-12, R14 | |
| Patterson, Bill | 3 | 0 | R09-10, R13 | |
| Pender, Dan | 4 | 0 | R03-04, R06, RF2 | |
| Pender, Jim | 15 | 4 | R01-09, R11-14, RF1, RF3 | |
| Pender, Mick | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Reekie, Jack | 14 | 0 | R01-06, R08-10, R13-14, RF1-3 | |
| Roberts, Jack | 14 | 2 | R01, R04-14, RF1-2 | |
| Sharkey, Bill | 16 | 0 | R01-05, R07-14, RF1-3 | |
| Stewart, Dick | 4 | 0 | R14, RF1-3 | |
| Sweatman, Charlie | 16 | 0 | R01-13, RF1-3 | |
| Vernon, Les | 3 | 1 | RF1-3 | |
| Walsh, Bobby | 17 | 5 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Walton, Ernie | 16 | 0 | R01-14, RF2-3 | |
| Warde, George | 17 | 2 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Weir, Bill | 7 | 0 | R03, R07, R09, R11, R14, RF1-2 | |
| Williams, Peter | 8 | 0 | R01-04, R06, R11-12, RF3 | |
| Young, George | 8 | 1 | R10-14, RF1-3 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/05/1898 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 17 | unknown | Jimmy Aitken |
| 21/05/1898 | Round 2 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 57 | unknown | Jimmy Aitken |
| 24/05/1898 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 12 | unknown | Ernie Walton |
| 28/05/1898 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 1 | unknown | Ernie Walton |
| 04/06/1898 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 42 | unknown | Ernie Walton |
| 11/06/1898 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 4 | unknown | Ernie Walton |
| 18/06/1898 | Round 7 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | CARL by 10 | unknown | Ernie Walton |
| 25/06/1898 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 32 | unknown | Ernie Walton |
| 09/07/1898 | Round 9 | Melbourne | HOME | DRAW | drawn | unknown | Ernie Walton |
| 16/07/1898 | Round 10 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 68 | unknown | Ernie Walton |
| 23/07/1898 | Round 11 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 26 | unknown | Ernie Walton |
| 30/07/1898 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 19 | unknown | Ernie Walton |
| 13/08/1898 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 32 | unknown | Ernie Walton |
| 20/08/1898 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 14 | unknown | Ernie Walton |
| 27/08/1898 | Round-Robin Final 1 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 67 | unknown | Chic Breese |
| 03/09/1898 | Round-Robin Final 2 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 83 | unknown | Ernie Walton |
| 10/09/1898 | Round-Robin Final 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 25 | unknown | Ernie Walton |