1898 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1898 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used East Melbourne as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership. After facing Carlton, South Melbourne and Fitzroy in a round-robin finals series and finishing second (section A), Essendon exercised their right to challenge for the premiership by virtue of being the minor premiers. Essendon were defeated by Fitzroy in the challenge final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1898 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 11-0-3, P%: 202.1)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
George Stuckey
Vice-Captain:
Gus Kearney
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | 15 | 0 | R01-05, R07-10, R12-14, RF1-2, GF | |
| Barr, Pat | 3 | 1 | R01, R04, R07 | |
| Barry, Son | 12 | 3 | R01-02, R05-06, R08, R12-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Brown, Harold | 2 | 0 | R03-04 | |
| Campbell, Colin | 9 | 3 | R06-07, R09-12, R14, RF1, GF | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | 18 | 14 | R01-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Collins, Maurie | 17 | 0 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Collins, Tod | 15 | 7 | R01-02, R05, R07-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Croft, Edgar | 4 | 2 | R02, R05, R07, R11 | |
| Currie, Dave | 1 | 1 | R04 | |
| Ferguson, Dave | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Forbes, Charlie | 15 | 4 | R02-03, R05-06, R08-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Gardner, Corrie | 12 | 0 | R01-03, R05-10, R12-14 | |
| Gavin, Hugh | 18 | 4 | R01-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Gray, Alf | 4 | 0 | RF1-3, GF | |
| Groves, Joe | 13 | 0 | R01-08, R13-14, RF2-3, GF | |
| Hall, Alec | 14 | 13 | R01-09, R11-14, RF3 | |
| Hastings, George | 17 | 8 | R01-03, R05-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Jackson, Bill | 9 | 7 | R08-13, RF1-2, GF | |
| Kearney, Gus | 7 | 2 | R05-07, R09-10, R12, GF | |
| Kinnear, Ted | 17 | 0 | R01-04, R06-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Larkin, Jimmy | 8 | 1 | R01, R03-04, R10-11, R14, RF1, RF3 | |
| Martin, George | 16 | 3 | R01-14, RF2-3 | |
| Moore, Charlie | 15 | 20 | R01-10, R13-14, RF2-3, GF | |
| Officer, Gus | 10 | 3 | R02-04, R06, R08-13 | |
| Officer, Ned | 4 | 0 | RF1-3, GF | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | 16 | 8 | R01-02, R05-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Stewart, Horrie | 1 | 0 | R04 | |
| Stuckey, George | 16 | 0 | R01-06, R08-13, RF1-3, GF | |
| Tenbrink, Conrad | 12 | 10 | R01, R03-04, R10-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Vautin, George | 12 | 0 | R05-09, R11, R13-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Watson, Abe | 2 | 0 | R03-04 | |
| Waugh, Norm | 8 | 7 | R01-02, R04-07, R11, RF1 | |
| Wright, Harry | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R14, RF1-3, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/05/1898 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 53 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 21/05/1898 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 11 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 24/05/1898 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 12 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 28/05/1898 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 75 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 04/06/1898 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 25 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 11/06/1898 | Round 6 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 7 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 18/06/1898 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 20 | unknown | Gus Kearney |
| 25/06/1898 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 43 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 09/07/1898 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 24 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 16/07/1898 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 68 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 23/07/1898 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 56 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 30/07/1898 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 55 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 13/08/1898 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 18 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 20/08/1898 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 31 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 27/08/1898 | Round-Robin Final 1 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 67 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 03/09/1898 | Round-Robin Final 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 17 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 10/09/1898 | Round-Robin Final 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 29 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 24/09/1898 | Grand Final | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 15 | unknown | George Stuckey |