1898 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
1898 VFL Season
Team:
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Ted Kinnear | Gus Officer | Maurie Collins |
| Half-Back: | George Stuckey | Jim Anderson | George Hastings |
| Centre: | Corrie Gardner | Harry Wright | Joe Groves |
| Half-Forward: | Norm Waugh | Tod Collins | Edgar Croft |
| Forward: | Charlie Moore | Hugh Gavin | George Martin |
| Follower: | Arthur Cleghorn | Charlie Forbes | Alec Hall |
| Pat O'Loughlin | Son Barry |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 18 matches was used.
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 |