1898 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1898 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place. Fitzroy then faced Essendon, South Melbourne and Carlton in a round-robin finals series (section A), finishing first. Then after Fitzroy defeated Collingwood (winners of section B) in the final, Essendon exercised their right to challenge for the premiership by virtue of being the minor premiers. Fitzroy defeated Essendon in the challenge final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1898 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 10-0-4, P%: 121.6)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Team Leaders
Captain:
Alec Sloan
Vice-Captain:
Bill McSpeerin
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke, Harry | 10 | 0 | R10-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Cleary, Bill | 5 | 0 | R01-05 | |
| Dalton, Bill | 19 | 6 | R01-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Dalton, Jack | 19 | 0 | R01-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Davidson, Alex | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Davidson, Arthur | 2 | 0 | R07, R10 | |
| Descrimes, Pat | 19 | 2 | R01-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Doherty, Charlie | 2 | 0 | R03, R06 | |
| Drohan, Eddie | 17 | 0 | R01-05, R08-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Fontaine, Fred | 9 | 1 | R09-10, R12-14, RF2-3, PF, GF | |
| Grace, Jim | 17 | 9 | R01, R04-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Grace, Mick | 16 | 15 | R04-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Hickey, Pat | 13 | 1 | R01-06, R08-11, RF3, PF, GF | |
| Jenkins, Charlie | 8 | 0 | R01-08 | |
| Jenkins, Ern | 8 | 2 | R01-08 | |
| Kiernan, Chris | 19 | 18 | R01-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Lamley, Roger | 2 | 0 | R02-03 | |
| McDougall, Abe | 14 | 7 | R06-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| McEwen, Hugh | 5 | 0 | R01, R06-09 | |
| McKay, Dick | 13 | 9 | R02-07, R10-14, RF1-2 | |
| McSpeerin, Bill | 18 | 17 | R01-07, R09-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Muirhead, Arch | 4 | 2 | R08-09, RF1-2 | |
| Nolan, Herb | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Nolan, Jerry | 18 | 1 | R02-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Noonan, Paddy | 19 | 3 | R01-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Potter, Bill | 18 | 2 | R01-05, R07-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Power, Johnny | 7 | 0 | R02, R14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Reid, Stan | 16 | 0 | R01-09, R11-13, RF1, RF3, PF, GF | |
| Robinson, James | 18 | 0 | R02-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Sharpe, Bert | 18 | 10 | R01-09, R11-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Shaw, George | 5 | 1 | R10-14 | |
| Sloan, Alec | 19 | 0 | R01-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Tulloch, Jim | 1 | 0 | R01 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/05/1898 | Round 1 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 53 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 21/05/1898 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 12 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 24/05/1898 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 37 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 28/05/1898 | Round 4 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 19 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 04/06/1898 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 5 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 11/06/1898 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 4 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 18/06/1898 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 29 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 25/06/1898 | Round 8 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 43 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 09/07/1898 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 12 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 16/07/1898 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 48 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 23/07/1898 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 17 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 30/07/1898 | Round 12 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 9 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 13/08/1898 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 32 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 20/08/1898 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 55 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 27/08/1898 | Round-Robin Final 1 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 14 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 03/09/1898 | Round-Robin Final 2 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 83 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 10/09/1898 | Round-Robin Final 3 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 29 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 17/09/1898 | Preliminary Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 11 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 24/09/1898 | Grand Final | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 15 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.