1898 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1898 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 5-1-8, P%: 97.1)
Finals Performance:
3rd place in round-robin finals series (Ladder B)
Team Leaders
Captain:
Ned Sutton
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitken, Jimmy | 4 | 0 | R07-10 | |
| Atkinson, Art | 4 | 1 | R14, RF1-3 | |
| Atkinson, Bill | 3 | 0 | RF1-3 | |
| Byers, Eddie | 13 | 0 | R01-12, R14 | |
| Coghlan, Johnny | 5 | 0 | R09-10, R12-13, RF1 | |
| Cumberland, Vic | 3 | 0 | RF1-3 | |
| Davey, Tom | 8 | 0 | R01, R04-07, R09-10, R14 | |
| Davidson, Jack | 4 | 0 | R13-14, RF2-3 | |
| Fry, Herb | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Geddes, Stewart | 11 | 3 | R01, R03-05, R09-13, RF2-3 | |
| Graham, Jack | 4 | 0 | R06-08, R12 | |
| Hagenauer, Henry | 1 | 0 | R13 | |
| Herring, Maurie | 13 | 0 | R02-08, R10-12, RF1-3 | |
| Howard, Percy | 5 | 4 | R02-03, R08-09, R14 | |
| Johnstone, George | 5 | 0 | R10-12, R14, RF3 | |
| Lanigan, Denis | 16 | 1 | R01-06, R08-14, RF1-3 | |
| Leith, Jack | 16 | 17 | R01-08, R10-14, RF1-3 | |
| Lewis, Austin | 16 | 2 | R01-09, R11-14, RF1-3 | |
| MacPherson, Les | 3 | 1 | R01, R04, R08 | |
| McClelland, Bill | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| McCulloch, Bill | 3 | 1 | R05, RF1-2 | |
| McGinis, Fred | 17 | 5 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| McLeod, Norm | 4 | 0 | R04-07 | |
| Mitchell, Henry | 12 | 0 | R01-07, R09, R11-14 | |
| Moodie, George | 16 | 5 | R01-07, R09-14, RF1-3 | |
| Moore, Bob | 2 | 0 | R01, R05 | |
| Moysey, George | 8 | 5 | R01-07, RF2 | |
| Pirrie, Dick | 12 | 2 | R01-11, R14 | |
| Rippon, Harold | 4 | 0 | R14, RF1-3 | |
| Rippon, Les | 6 | 0 | R12-14, RF1-3 | |
| Rippon, Norm | 1 | 0 | RF2 | |
| Robertson, Dick | 5 | 0 | R13-14, RF1-3 | |
| Royle, Bobby | 3 | 0 | R01-03 | |
| Russell, Jimmy | 4 | 3 | R07-08, R12-13 | |
| Scanlan, Pat | 5 | 2 | R08-11, R13 | |
| Sholl, Eddie | 11 | 0 | R01-04, R06, R09-13, RF1 | |
| Staines, Frank | 5 | 0 | R02-04, R08, R10 | |
| Steele, Wally | 14 | 3 | R01-03, R05-08, R11-14, RF1-3 | |
| Strahan, Dave | 11 | 0 | R02-11, RF1 | |
| Sutton, Ned | 15 | 0 | R01-09, R11-14, RF1, RF3 | |
| Timothee, John | 2 | 0 | R09-10 | |
| Wardill, Dick | 12 | 5 | R02, R06-13, RF1-3 | |
| Wood, Alf | 17 | 1 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Young, Charlie | 15 | 21 | R01-14, RF3 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Dave Strahan | Ned Sutton | Norm McLeod |
| Half-Back: | Eddie Sholl | Alf Wood | Maurie Herring |
| Centre: | Henry Mitchell | Austin Lewis | Eddie Byers |
| Half-Forward: | Wally Steele | George Moysey | Jack Leith |
| Forward: | Charlie Young | Denis Lanigan | Tom Davey |
| Follower: | Jack Graham | George Moodie | Dick Pirrie |
| Dick Wardill | Fred McGinis |
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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 17 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/05/1898 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 76 | unknown | Ned Sutton |
| 21/05/1898 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 57 | unknown | Ned Sutton |
| 24/05/1898 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 10 | unknown | Ned Sutton |
| 28/05/1898 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 19 | unknown | Ned Sutton |
| 04/06/1898 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 25 | unknown | Ned Sutton |
| 11/06/1898 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 2 | unknown | Ned Sutton |
| 18/06/1898 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 20 | unknown | Ned Sutton |
| 25/06/1898 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 24 | unknown | Ned Sutton |
| 09/07/1898 | Round 9 | Carlton | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | unknown | Ned Sutton |
| 16/07/1898 | Round 10 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 48 | unknown | unknown |
| 23/07/1898 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 17 | unknown | Ned Sutton |
| 30/07/1898 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 55 | unknown | Ned Sutton |
| 13/08/1898 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 5 | unknown | Ned Sutton |
| 20/08/1898 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 32 | unknown | Ned Sutton |
| 27/08/1898 | Round-Robin Final 1 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 62 | unknown | Ned Sutton |
| 03/09/1898 | Round-Robin Final 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 21 | unknown | George Moysey |
| 10/09/1898 | Round-Robin Final 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 14 | unknown | Ned Sutton |