1898 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results for Geelong for the 1898 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Corio Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place. After facing Melbourne, Collingwood and St Kilda in a round-robin finals series (section B), Geelong finished second, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1898 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Club:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Corio Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 9-0-5, P%: 151.8)
Finals Performance:
2nd place in round-robin finals series (Ladder B)
Team Leaders
Captain:
Jack Conway
Vice-Captain:
Joe McShane
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Ernie | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Bailiff, Les | 9 | 0 | R09-14, RF1-3 | |
| Barling, Bert | 8 | 1 | R01, R04, R06-11 | |
| Brockwell, Sam | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R05-08, R10-14, RF1-3 | |
| Burns, Peter | 17 | 3 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Calvert, Ossie | 2 | 0 | R13-14 | |
| Coles, Charlie | 3 | 1 | R01-03 | |
| Conway, Jack | 17 | 0 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Cooke, Walter | 9 | 1 | R02-05, R09-12, RF3 | |
| Dear, Alf | 13 | 2 | R02-09, R13-14, RF1-3 | |
| Dore, Jack | 5 | 0 | R03-05, R07-08 | |
| Flynn, Jim | 17 | 2 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Greeves, Ted | 4 | 0 | R05, R13, RF1-2 | |
| Holligan, Teddy | 17 | 7 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| James, Eddy | 13 | 26 | R01-13 | |
| King, Alec | 6 | 3 | R11-14, RF1, RF3 | |
| Leahy, Paddy | 3 | 0 | R03, R05-06 | |
| Leighton, Ernie | 13 | 13 | R05-14, RF1-3 | |
| Maguire, Tom | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| McCallum, Firth | 16 | 9 | R01-10, R12-14, RF1-3 | |
| McKenzie, Arthur | 4 | 0 | R14, RF1-3 | |
| McShane, Henry | 15 | 1 | R01, R04-14, RF1-3 | |
| McShane, Jim | 16 | 5 | R01-04, R06-14, RF1-3 | |
| McShane, Joe | 17 | 4 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| O'Loughlin, Jack | 12 | 0 | R01-12 | |
| Parkin, Jack | 16 | 4 | R01-04, R06-14, RF1-3 | |
| Pincott, Arthur | 17 | 0 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Quinn, Jack | 5 | 2 | R01-05 | |
| Robertson, Bill | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Sandford, Cecil | 1 | 1 | R01 | |
| Thompson, Archie | 16 | 3 | R01-04, R06-14, RF1-3 | |
| Walker, Dick | 14 | 10 | R02, R04-10, R12-14, RF1-3 | |
| White, Fred | 16 | 13 | R01-12, R14, RF1-3 | |
| Young, Henry | 1 | 1 | RF2 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/05/1898 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 21 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 21/05/1898 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 68 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 24/05/1898 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 52 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 28/05/1898 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 1 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 04/06/1898 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 5 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 11/06/1898 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 7 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 18/06/1898 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 20 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 25/06/1898 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 19 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 09/07/1898 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 68 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 16/07/1898 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 20 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 23/07/1898 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 26 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 30/07/1898 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 9 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 13/08/1898 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 18 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 20/08/1898 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 32 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 27/08/1898 | Round-Robin Final 1 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 62 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 03/09/1898 | Round-Robin Final 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 15 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 10/09/1898 | Round-Robin Final 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 75 | unknown | Jack Conway |