1898 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1898 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place. After facing South Melbourne, Carlton and Essendon in a round-robin finals series and finishing first (section A), 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.
Team Details
Competition:
1898 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
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 |