1898 VFL premiership season | |
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Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Fitzroy 1st premiership |
Minor premiers | Essendon 1st minor premiership |
Leading Goalkicker Medallist | Archie Smith (Collingwood) |
Matches played | 70 |
The 1898 VFL season was the second season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured eight clubs, ran from 14 May until 24 September, and comprised a 14-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring all eight clubs.
The premiership was won by the Fitzroy Football Club for the first time, after it defeated Essendon by 15 points in the inaugural 1898 VFL Grand Final.
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 | |||||
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Saturday, 14 May (3:00 pm) | Carlton 6.11 (47) | def. | South Melbourne 3.12 (30) | Princes Park | Report |
Saturday, 14 May (3:00 pm) | Collingwood 7.6 (48) | def. | Geelong 3.9 (27) | Victoria Park | Report |
Saturday, 14 May (3:00 pm) | Essendon 10.10 (70) | def. | Fitzroy 2.5 (17) | EMCG | Report |
Saturday, 14 May (3:00 pm) | St Kilda 2.4 (16) | def. by | Melbourne 13.14 (92) | Junction Oval | Report |
Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 21 May (3:00 pm) | Melbourne 12.11 (83) | def. | Carlton 4.2 (26) | MCG | Report |
Saturday, 21 May (3:00 pm) | Fitzroy 7.6 (48) | def. | Collingwood 5.6 (36) | Brunswick Street Oval | Report |
Saturday, 21 May (3:00 pm) | South Melbourne 3.9 (27) | def. by | Essendon 5.8 (38) | Lake Oval | Report |
Saturday, 21 May (3:00 pm) | Geelong 11.19 (85) | def. | St Kilda 2.5 (17) | Corio Oval | Report |
Round 3 | |||||
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Tuesday, 24 May (3:00 pm) | Carlton 2.4 (16) | def. by | Essendon 4.4 (28) | Princes Park | Report |
Tuesday, 24 May (3:00 pm) | Melbourne 6.10 (46) | def. | Collingwood 5.6 (36) | MCG | Report |
Tuesday, 24 May (3:00 pm) | St Kilda 2.4 (16) | def. by | Fitzroy 7.11 (53) | Junction Oval | Report |
Tuesday, 24 May (3:00 pm) | Geelong 7.18 (60) | def. | South Melbourne 1.2 (8) | Corio Oval | Report |
Round 4 | |||||
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Saturday, 28 May (3:00 pm) | Carlton 4.5 (29) | def. by | Geelong 3.12 (30) | Princes Park | Report |
Saturday, 28 May (3:00 pm) | South Melbourne 7.11 (53) | def. | Collingwood 6.6 (42) | Lake Oval | Report |
Saturday, 28 May (3:00 pm) | Essendon 16.16 (112) | def. | St Kilda 5.7 (37) | EMCG | Report |
Saturday, 28 May (3:00 pm) | Fitzroy 4.14 (38) | def. | Melbourne 2.7 (19) | Brunswick Street Oval | Report |
Round 5 | |||||
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Saturday, 4 June (3:00 pm) | Collingwood 6.12 (48) | def. | Carlton 0.6 (6) | Victoria Park | Report |
Saturday, 4 June (3:00 pm) | Essendon 6.12 (48) | def. | Melbourne 3.5 (23) | EMCG | Report |
Saturday, 4 June (3:00 pm) | Geelong 4.10 (34) | def. by | Fitzroy 6.3 (39) | Corio Oval | Report |
Saturday, 4 June (3:00 pm) | St Kilda 3.3 (21) | def. by | South Melbourne 7.20 (62) | Junction Oval | Report |
Round 6 | |||||
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Saturday, 11 June (3:00 pm) | Fitzroy 5.7 (37) | def. | Carlton 4.9 (33) | Brunswick Street Oval | Report |
Saturday, 11 June (3:00 pm) | St Kilda 5.4 (34) | def. by | Collingwood 10.8 (68) | Junction Oval | Report |
Saturday, 11 June (3:00 pm) | Geelong 4.7 (31) | def. | Essendon 3.6 (24) | Corio Oval | Report |
Saturday, 11 June (3:00 pm) | Melbourne 1.7 (13) | def. by | South Melbourne 2.3 (15) | MCG | Report |
Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 18 June (3:00 pm) | Carlton 5.13 (43) | def. | St Kilda 5.3 (33) | Princes Park | Report |
Saturday, 18 June (3:00 pm) | Collingwood 5.10 (40) | def. | Essendon 3.2 (20) | Victoria Park | Report |
Saturday, 18 June (3:00 pm) | South Melbourne 7.9 (51) | def. | Fitzroy 2.10 (22) | Lake Oval | Report |
Saturday, 18 June (3:00 pm) | Melbourne 9.5 (59) | def. | Geelong 5.9 (39) | MCG | Report |
Round 8 | |||||
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Saturday, 25 June (3:00 pm) | South Melbourne 6.8 (44) | def. | Carlton 1.6 (12) | Lake Oval | Report |
Saturday, 25 June (3:00 pm) | Geelong 6.5 (41) | def. | Collingwood 2.10 (22) | Corio Oval | Report |
Saturday, 25 June (3:00 pm) | Fitzroy 2.4 (16) | def. by | Essendon 8.11 (59) | Brunswick Street Oval | Report |
Saturday, 25 June (3:00 pm) | Melbourne 5.15 (45) | def. | St Kilda 3.3 (21) | MCG | Report |
Round 9 | |||||
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Saturday, 9 July (3:00 pm) | Carlton 4.4 (28) | drew with | Melbourne 3.10 (28) | Princes Park | Report |
Saturday, 9 July (3:00 pm) | Collingwood 4.11 (35) | def. | Fitzroy 3.5 (23) | Victoria Park | Report |
Saturday, 9 July (3:00 pm) | Essendon 7.12 (54) | def. | South Melbourne 4.6 (30) | EMCG | Report |
Saturday, 9 July (3:00 pm) | St Kilda 3.7 (25) | def. by | Geelong 13.15 (93) | Junction Oval | Report |
Round 10 | |||||
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Saturday, 16 July (3:00 pm) | Essendon 10.17 (77) | def. | Carlton 1.3 (9) | EMCG | Report |
Saturday, 16 July (3:00 pm) | Collingwood 8.11 (59) | def. | Melbourne 1.5 (11) | Victoria Park | Report |
Saturday, 16 July (3:00 pm) | Fitzroy 9.13 (67) | def. | St Kilda 3.1 (19) | Brunswick Street Oval | Report |
Saturday, 16 July (3:00 pm) | South Melbourne 1.3 (9) | def. by | Geelong 3.11 (29) | Lake Oval | Report |
Round 11 | |||||
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Saturday, 23 July (3:00 pm) | Geelong 8.10 (58) | def. | Carlton 5.2 (32) | Corio Oval | Report |
Saturday, 23 July (3:00 pm) | Collingwood 10.13 (73) | def. | South Melbourne 1.7 (13) | Victoria Park | Report |
Saturday, 23 July (3:00 pm) | St Kilda 1.9 (15) | def. by | Essendon 10.11 (71) | Junction Oval | Report |
Saturday, 23 July (3:00 pm) | Melbourne 5.3 (33) | def. by | Fitzroy 7.8 (50) | MCG | Report |
Round 12 | |||||
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Saturday, 30 July (3:00 pm) | Carlton 1.4 (10) | def. by | Collingwood 3.11 (29) | Princes Park | Report |
Saturday, 30 July (3:00 pm) | Melbourne 2.8 (20) | def. by | Essendon 11.9 (75) | MCG | Report |
Saturday, 30 July (3:00 pm) | Fitzroy 5.9 (39) | def. | Geelong 4.6 (30) | Brunswick Street Oval | Report |
Saturday, 30 July (3:00 pm) | South Melbourne 12.15 (87) | def. | St Kilda 3.6 (24) | Lake Oval | Report |
Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 13 August (3:00 pm) | Carlton 3.4 (22) | def. by | Fitzroy 8.6 (54) | Princes Park | Report |
Saturday, 13 August (3:00 pm) | Collingwood 8.17 (65) | def. | St Kilda 1.0 (6) | Victoria Park | Report |
Saturday, 13 August (3:00 pm) | Essendon 7.13 (55) | def. | Geelong 5.7 (37) | EMCG | Report |
Saturday, 13 August(3:00 pm) | South Melbourne 6.7 (51) | def. | Melbourne 5.8 (38) | Lake Oval | Report |
Round 14 | |||||
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Saturday, 20 August (3:00 pm) | St Kilda 8.7 (55) | def. by | Carlton 10.9 (69) | Junction Oval | Report |
Saturday, 20 August (3:00 pm) | Essendon 2.13 (25) | def. by | Collingwood 7.14 (56) | EMCG | Report |
Saturday, 20 August (3:00 pm) | Fitzroy 9.11 (65) | def. | South Melbourne 1.4 (10) | Brunswick Street Oval | Report |
Saturday, 20 August (3:00 pm) | Geelong 7.9 (51) | def. | Melbourne 2.7 (19) | Corio Oval | Report |
(P) | Premiers |
Section A | |
Section B |
# | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
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1 | Essendon | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 756 | 374 | 202.1 | 44 |
2 | Collingwood | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 657 | 363 | 181.0 | 40 |
3 | Fitzroy (P) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 568 | 467 | 121.6 | 40 |
4 | Geelong | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 645 | 425 | 151.8 | 36 |
5 | South Melbourne | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 482 | 538 | 89.6 | 28 |
6 | Melbourne | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 529 | 545 | 97.1 | 22 |
7 | Carlton | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 382 | 634 | 60.3 | 14 |
8 | St Kilda | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 339 | 1012 | 33.5 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 38.9
Source: AFL Tables
Sectional Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday, 27 August (2:30 pm) | Essendon 9.21 (75) | def. | Carlton 1.2 (8) | EMCG | Report |
Saturday, 27 August (2:30 pm) | St Kilda 4.3 (27) | def. by | Collingwood 14.19 (103) | Junction Oval | Report |
Saturday, 27 August (2:30 pm) | South Melbourne 5.3 (33) | def. by | Fitzroy 6.11 (47) | Lake Oval | Report |
Saturday, 27 August (2:30 pm) | Geelong 11.12 (78) | def. | Melbourne 2.4 (16) | Corio Oval | Report |
Sectional Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 3 September (2:30 pm) | Fitzroy 12.18 (90) | def. | Carlton 1.1 (7) | Brunswick Street Oval | Report |
Saturday, 3 September (2:30 pm) | Collingwood 6.9 (45) | def. | Geelong 4.6 (30) | Victoria Park | Report |
Saturday, 3 September (2:30 pm) | South Melbourne 3.6 (24) | def. by | Essendon 5.11 (41) | Lake Oval | Report |
Saturday, 3 September (2:30 pm) | St Kilda 2.5 (17) | def. by | Melbourne 5.8 (38) | Junction Oval | Report |
Sectional Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 10 September (2:30 pm) | South Melbourne 6.11 (47) | def. | Carlton 3.4 (22) | Lake Oval | Report |
Saturday, 10 September (2:30 pm) | Collingwood 7.13 (55) | def. | Melbourne 6.5 (41) | Victoria Park | Report |
Saturday, 10 September (2:30 pm) | Fitzroy 5.15 (45) | def. | Essendon 2.4 (16) | Brunswick Street Oval | Report |
Saturday, 10 September (2:30 pm) | Geelong 14.18 (102) | def. | St Kilda 4.3 (27) | Corio Oval | Report |
Qualified for finals |
# | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
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1 | Fitzroy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 56 | 325.0 | 12 |
2 | Essendon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 77 | 171.4 | 8 |
3 | South Melbourne | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 110 | 94.5 | 4 |
4 | Carlton | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 212 | 17.5 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Source: AFL Tables
Qualified for finals |
# | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
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1 | Collingwood | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 98 | 207.1 | 12 |
2 | Geelong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 88 | 238.6 | 8 |
3 | Melbourne | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 150 | 63.3 | 4 |
4 | St Kilda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 243 | 29.2 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Source: AFL Tables
All starting times are local time. Source: AFL Tables
Semi-final | Grand final | |||||||
24 September, Junction Oval | ||||||||
17 September, Brunswick Street Oval | MP | Essendon | 3.5 (23) | |||||
A1 | Fitzroy | 2.10 (22) | Fitzroy | 5.8 (38) | ||||
B1 | Collingwood | 1.5 (11) | ||||||
Semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 17 September (2:30 pm) | Fitzroy 2.10 (22) | def. | Collingwood 1.5 (11) | Brunswick Street Oval (crowd: 13,120) | Report |
Grand final | |||||
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Saturday, 24 September (2:50 pm) | Essendon 3.5 (23) | def. by | Fitzroy 5.8 (38) | Junction Oval (crowd: 16,538) | Report |
The following table can be sorted from biggest winning margin to biggest losing margin for each round. If two or more matches in a round are decided by the same margin, these margins are sorted by percentage (i.e. the lowest-scoring winning team is ranked highest and the lowest-scoring losing team is ranked lowest). Opponents are listed above the margins and home matches are in bold.
By winning the minor premiership and accruing at least eight premiership points from its three sectional matches, Essendon won the right to challenge the semi-final winner for the premiership. [1]
+ | Win | Qualified for finals | |
- | Loss | X | Bye |
Draw | Eliminated |
Team | Home-and-away season | Home- and-away ladder | Finals series | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sectional rounds | Sectional ladders | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | S1 | S2 | S3 | SF | GF | |||
Carlton | SM +17 | MEL -57 | ESS -12 | GEE -1 | COL -42 | FIT -4 | STK +10 | SM -32 | MEL 0 | ESS -68 | GEE -26 | COL -19 | FIT -32 | STK +14 | 7 (3–10–1) | ESS -67 | FIT -83 | SM -25 | A4 (0–3–0) | ||
Collingwood | GEE +21 | FIT -12 | MEL -10 | SM -11 | CAR +42 | STK +34 | ESS +20 | GEE -19 | FIT +12 | MEL +48 | SM +60 | CAR +19 | STK +59 | ESS +31 | 2 (10–4–0) | STK +76 | GEE +15 | MEL +14 | B1 (3–0–0) | FIT -11 | |
Essendon | FIT +53 | SM +11 | CAR +12 | STK +75 | MEL +25 | GEE -7 | COL -20 | FIT +43 | SM +24 | CAR +68 | STK +56 | MEL +55 | GEE +18 | COL -31 | 1 (11–3–0) | CAR +67 | SM +17 | FIT -29 | A2 (2–1–0) | X | FIT -15 |
Fitzroy | ESS -53 | COL +12 | STK +37 | MEL +19 | GEE +5 | CAR +4 | SM -29 | ESS -43 | COL -12 | STK +48 | MEL +17 | GEE +9 | CAR +32 | SM +55 | 3 (10–4–0) | SM +14 | CAR +83 | ESS +29 | A1 (3–0–0) | COL +11 | ESS +15 |
Geelong | COL -21 | STK +68 | SM +52 | CAR +1 | FIT -5 | ESS +7 | MEL -20 | COL +19 | STK +68 | SM +20 | CAR +26 | FIT -9 | ESS -18 | MEL +32 | 4 (9–5–0) | MEL +62 | COL -15 | STK +75 | B2 (2–1–0) | ||
Melbourne | STK +76 | CAR +57 | COL +10 | FIT -19 | ESS -25 | SM -2 | GEE +20 | STK +24 | CAR 0 | COL -48 | FIT -17 | ESS -55 | SM -5 | GEE -32 | 6 (5–8–1) | GEE -62 | STK +21 | COL -14 | B3 (1–2–0) | ||
South Melbourne | CAR -17 | ESS -11 | GEE -52 | COL +11 | STK +41 | MEL +2 | FIT +29 | CAR +32 | ESS -24 | GEE -20 | COL -60 | STK +63 | MEL +5 | FIT -55 | 5 (7–7–0) | FIT -14 | ESS -17 | CAR +25 | A3 (1–2–0) | ||
St Kilda | MEL -76 | GEE -68 | FIT -37 | ESS -75 | SM -41 | COL -34 | CAR -10 | MEL -24 | GEE -68 | FIT -48 | ESS -56 | SM -63 | COL -59 | CAR -14 | 8 (0–14–0) | COL -76 | MEL -21 | GEE -75 | B4 (0–3–0) |
Source: AFL Tables
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