1898 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1898 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing seven matches there (seven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place. After facing Geelong, St Kilda and Collingwood in a round-robin finals series (section B), Melbourne finished third, resulting in finishing in sixth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1898 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |