1898 VFL season

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1898 VFL Premiership season
Teams 8
Premiers Fitzroy
(1st premiership)
Minor premiers Essendon
(1st minor premiership)
Matches played 70
Highest attendance 16,358
Leading Goalkicker Medallist Archie Smith (Collingwood)
← 1897
1899 →

The 1898 Victorian Football League season was the second season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

Premiership season

In 1898, the VFL competition consisted of eight teams of 20 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves" (although any of the 20 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match).

Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away season of 14 rounds.

Once the 14 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1898 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the 1898 VFL Premiership System.

Round 1

Round 1
Saturday, 14 May (3:00 pm) Carlton 6.11 (47) def. South Melbourne 3.12 (30) Princes Park
Saturday, 14 May (3:00 pm) Collingwood 7.6 (48) def. Geelong 3.9 (27) Victoria Park
Saturday, 14 May (3:00 pm) Essendon 10.10 (70) def. Fitzroy 2.5 (17) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 14 May (3:00 pm) St Kilda 2.4 (16) def. by Melbourne 13.14 (92) Junction Oval


Round 2

Round 2
Saturday, 21 May (3:00 pm) Melbourne 12.11 (83) def. Carlton 4.2 (26) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 21 May (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 7.6 (48) def. Collingwood 5.6 (36) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 21 May (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 3.9 (27) def. by Essendon 5.8 (38) Lake Oval
Saturday, 21 May (3:00 pm) Geelong 11.19 (85) def. St Kilda 2.5 (17) Corio Oval


Round 3

Round 3
Tuesday, 24 May (3:00 pm) Carlton 2.4 (16) def. by Essendon 4.4 (28) Princes Park
Tuesday, 24 May (3:00 pm) Melbourne 6.10 (46) def. Collingwood 5.6 (36) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Tuesday, 24 May (3:00 pm) St Kilda 2.4 (16) def. by Fitzroy 7.11 (53) Junction Oval
Tuesday, 24 May (3:00 pm) Geelong 7.18 (60) def. South Melbourne 1.2 (8) Corio Oval


Round 4

Round 4
Saturday, 28 May (3:00 pm) Carlton 4.5 (29) def. by Geelong 3.12 (30) Princes Park
Saturday, 28 May (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 7.11 (53) def. Collingwood 6.6 (42) Lake Oval
Saturday, 28 May (3:00 pm) Essendon 16.16 (112) def. St Kilda 5.7 (37) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 28 May (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 4.14 (38) def. Melbourne 2.7 (19) Brunswick Street Oval


Round 5

Round 5
Saturday, 4 June (3:00 pm) Collingwood 6.12 (48) def. Carlton 0.6 (6) Victoria Park
Saturday, 4 June (3:00 pm) Essendon 6.12 (48) def. Melbourne 3.5 (23) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 4 June (3:00 pm) Geelong 4.10 (34) def. by Fitzroy 6.3 (39) Corio Oval
Saturday, 4 June (3:00 pm) St Kilda 3.3 (21) def. by South Melbourne 7.20 (62) Junction Oval


Round 6

Round 6
Saturday, 11 June (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 5.7 (37) def. Carlton 4.9 (33) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 11 June (3:00 pm) St Kilda 5.4 (34) def. by Collingwood 10.8 (68) Junction Oval
Saturday, 11 June (3:00 pm) Geelong 4.7 (31) def. Essendon 3.6 (24) Corio Oval
Saturday, 11 June (3:00 pm) Melbourne 1.7 (13) def. by South Melbourne 2.3 (15) Melbourne Cricket Ground


Round 7

Round 7
Saturday, 18 June (3:00 pm) Carlton 5.13 (43) def. St Kilda 5.3 (33) Princes Park
Saturday, 18 June (3:00 pm) Collingwood 5.10 (40) def. Essendon 3.2 (20) Victoria Park
Saturday, 18 June (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 7.9 (51) def. Fitzroy 2.10 (22) Lake Oval
Saturday, 18 June (3:00 pm) Melbourne 9.5 (59) def. Geelong 5.9 (39) Melbourne Cricket Ground


Round 8

Round 8
Saturday, 25 June (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 6.8 (44) def. Carlton 1.6 (12) Lake Oval
Saturday, 25 June (3:00 pm) Geelong 6.5 (41) def. Collingwood 2.10 (22) Corio Oval
Saturday, 25 June (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 2.4 (16) def. by Essendon 8.11 (59) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 25 June (3:00 pm) Melbourne 5.15 (45) def. St Kilda 3.3 (21) Melbourne Cricket Ground


Round 9

Round 9
Saturday, 9 July (3:00 pm) Carlton 4.4 (28) drew with Melbourne 3.10 (28) Princes Park
Saturday, 9 July (3:00 pm) Collingwood 4.11 (35) def. Fitzroy 3.5 (23) Victoria Park
Saturday, 9 July (3:00 pm) Essendon 7.12 (54) def. South Melbourne 4.6 (30) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 9 July (3:00 pm) St Kilda 3.7 (25) def. by Geelong 13.15 (93) Junction Oval


Round 10

Round 10
Saturday, 16 July (3:00 pm) Essendon 10.17 (77) def. Carlton 1.3 (9) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 16 July (3:00 pm) Collingwood 8.11 (59) def. Melbourne 1.5 (11) Victoria Park
Saturday, 16 July (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 9.13 (67) def. St Kilda 3.1 (19) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 16 July (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 1.3 (9) def. by Geelong 3.11 (29) Lake Oval


Round 11

Round 11
Saturday, 23 July (3:00 pm) Geelong 8.10 (58) def. Carlton 5.2 (32) Corio Oval
Saturday, 23 July (3:00 pm) Collingwood 10.13 (73) def. South Melbourne 1.7 (13) Victoria Park
Saturday, 23 July (3:00 pm) St Kilda 1.9 (15) def. by Essendon 10.11 (71) Junction Oval
Saturday, 23 July (3:00 pm) Melbourne 5.3 (33) def. by Fitzroy 7.8 (50) Melbourne Cricket Ground


Round 12

Round 12
Saturday, 30 July (3:00 pm) Carlton 1.4 (10) def. by Collingwood 3.11 (29) Princes Park
Saturday, 30 July (3:00 pm) Melbourne 2.8 (20) def. by Essendon 11.9 (75) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 30 July (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 5.9 (39) def. Geelong 4.6 (30) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 30 July (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 12.15 (87) def. St Kilda 3.6 (24) Lake Oval


Round 13

Round 13
Saturday, 13 August (3:00 pm) Carlton 3.4 (22) def. by Fitzroy 8.6 (54) Princes Park
Saturday, 13 August (3:00 pm) Collingwood 8.17 (65) def. St Kilda 1.0 (6) Victoria Park
Saturday, 13 August (3:00 pm) Essendon 7.13 (55) def. Geelong 5.7 (37) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 13 August(3:00 pm) South Melbourne 6.7 (51) def. Melbourne 5.8 (38) Lake Oval


Round 14

Round 14
Saturday, 20 August (3:00 pm) St Kilda 8.7 (55) def. by Carlton 10.9 (69) Junction Oval
Saturday, 20 August (3:00 pm) Essendon 2.13 (25) def. by Collingwood 7.14 (56) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 20 August (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 9.11 (65) def. South Melbourne 1.4 (10) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 20 August (3:00 pm) Geelong 7.9 (51) def. Melbourne 2.7 (19) Corio Oval


Win/Loss table

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Ladder
Carlton SM
17		 Mel
57		 Ess
12		 Geel
1		 Coll
42		 Fit
4		 StK
10		 SM
32		 Melb
0		 Ess
68		 Geel
26		 Coll
19		 Fit
32		 StK
14		 7
Collingwood Geel
21		 Fit
12		 Melb
10		 SM
11		 Carl
42		 StK
34		 Ess
20		 Geel
19		 Fit
12		 Melb
48		 SM
60		 Carl
19		 StK
59		 Ess
31		 2
Essendon Fit
53		 SM
11		 Carl
12		 StK
75		 Melb
25		 Geel
7		 Coll
20		 Fit
43		 SM
24		 Carl
68		 StK
56		 Melb
55		 Geel
18		 Coll
31		 1
Fitzroy Ess
53		 Coll
12		 StK
37		 Melb
19		 Geel
5		 Carl
4		 SM
29		 Ess
43		 Coll
12		 StK
48		 Melb
17		 Geel
9		 Carl
32		 SM
55		 3
Geelong Coll
21		 StK
68		 SM
52		 Carl
1		 Fit
5		 Ess
7		 Melb
20		 Coll
19		 StK
68		 SM
20		 Carl
26		 Fit
9		 Ess
18		 Melb
32		 4
Melbourne StK
76		 Carl
57		 CollFit
10		 Fit
19		 Ess
25		 SM
2		 Geel
20		 StK
24		 Carl
0		 Coll
48		 Fit
17		 Ess
55		 SM
5		 Geel
32		 6
South Melbourne Carl
17		 Ess
11		 Geel
52		 Coll
11		 StK
41		 Melb
2		 Fit
29		 Carl
32		 Ess
24		 Geel
20		 Coll
60		 StK
63		 Melb
5		 Fit
55		 5
St Kilda Melb
76		 Geel
68		 Fit
37		 Ess
75		 SM
41		 Coll
34		 Carl
10		 Melb
24		 Geel
68		 Fit
48		 Ess
56		 SM
63		 Coll
59		 Carl
14		 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Ladder
Colour Result
Green Win
Red Loss
Blue Draw

Bold – Home game
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

1898 VFL Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA  % PTS
1 Essendon 14 11 3 0 756 374 202.14 44
2 Collingwood 14 10 4 0 657 363 180.99 40
3 Fitzroy (P) 14 10 4 0 568 467 121.63 40
4 Geelong 14 9 5 0 645 425 151.76 36
5 South Melbourne 14 7 7 0 482 538 89.59 28
6 Melbourne 14 5 8 1 529 545 97.06 22
7 Carlton 14 3 10 1 382 634 60.25 14
8 St Kilda 14 0 14 0 339 1012 33.50 0
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

Ladder progression

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1 Essendon 4 8 12 16 20 20 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 44
2 Collingwood 4 4 4 4 8 12 16 16 20 24 28 32 36 40
3 Fitzroy 0 4 8 12 16 20 20 20 20 24 28 32 36 40
4 Geelong 0 4 8 12 12 16 16 20 24 28 32 32 32 36
5 South Melbourne 0 0 0 4 8 12 16 20 20 20 20 24 28 28
6 Melbourne 4 8 12 12 12 12 16 20 22 22 22 22 22 22
7 Carlton 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 14
8 St Kilda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Finals

Sectional Round 1

Sectional Round 1
Saturday, 27 August (2:30 pm) Essendon 9.21 (75) def. Carlton 1.2 (8) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 27 August (2:30 pm) St Kilda 4.3 (27) def. by Collingwood 14.19 (103) Junction Oval
Saturday, 27 August (2:30 pm) South Melbourne 5.3 (33) def. by Fitzroy 6.11 (47) Lake Oval
Saturday, 27 August (2:30 pm) Geelong 11.12 (78) def. Melbourne 2.4 (16) Corio Oval


Sectional Round 2

Sectional Round 2
Saturday, 3 September (2:30 pm) Fitzroy 12.18 (90) def. Carlton 1.1 (7) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 3 September (2:30 pm) Collingwood 6.9 (45) def. Geelong 4.6 (30) Victoria Park
Saturday, 3 September (2:30 pm) South Melbourne 3.6 (24) def. by Essendon 5.11 (41) Lake Oval
Saturday, 3 September (2:30 pm) St Kilda 2.5 (17) def. by Melbourne 5.8 (38) Junction Oval


Sectional Round 3

Sectional Round 3
Saturday, 10 September (2:30 pm) South Melbourne 6.11 (47) def. Carlton 3.4 (22) Lake Oval
Saturday, 10 September (2:30 pm) Collingwood 7.13 (55) def. Melbourne 6.5 (41) Victoria Park
Saturday, 10 September (2:30 pm) Fitzroy 5.15 (45) def. Essendon 2.4 (16) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 10 September (2:30 pm) Geelong 14.18 (102) def. St Kilda 4.3 (27) Corio Oval


Section A Ladder

Section A Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA  % PTS
1 Fitzroy 3 3 0 0 182 56 189.58 12
2 Essendon 3 2 1 0 132 77 171.43 8
3 South Melbourne 3 1 2 0 104 110 94.55 4
4 Carlton 3 0 3 0 37 212 17.45 0
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against

Section B Ladder

Section B Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA  % PTS
1 Collingwood 3 3 0 0 203 98 207.14 12
2 Geelong 3 2 1 0 210 88 238.64 8
3 Melbourne 3 1 2 0 95 150 63.33 4
4 St Kilda 3 0 3 0 71 243 29.22 0
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against

Semi Final

Semi Final
Saturday, 17 September (2:30 pm) Fitzroy def. Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval (Crowd: 13,120)
0.3 (3)
1.5 (11)
1.8 (18)
2.10 (22)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 1.2 (8)
1.4 (10)
1.4 (10)
1.5 (11)
Fontaine 1, Potter 1 Goals Gillard 1

 * Having won the Semi-Final, Fitzroy were given the right to 'challenge' Minor Premiers Essendon in the Grand Final


Grand final

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Main article: 1898 VFL Grand Final

Fitzroy defeated Essendon 5.8 (38) to 3.5 (23). (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).

Grand Final
Saturday, 24 September (2:50 pm) Fitzroy def. Essendon Junction Oval (Crowd: 16,538)
2.5 (17)
4.5 (29)
5.6 (36)
5.8 (38)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 1.0 (6)
3.1 (19)
3.2 (20)
3.5 (23)
Grace 2, McDougall 1, Grace 1, McSpeerin 1 Goals Collins 2, Moore 1


Awards

Notable events

See also

References

  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
  • Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897-1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. ISBN 0-670-90809-6
  • Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0

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