Match Recap
Round 6·Sat, 11-Jun-1898 3:00 PM·Corio Oval
Geelong
4.7 (31)
vs
Essendon
3.6 (24)
Geelong won by 7

Geelong defeated Essendon 31–24, by 7 points in a tight contest. Essendon led by 7 at half-time before Geelong took over in the second half.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong1.2 (8)2.2 (14)3.5 (23)4.7 (31)4.7 (31)
Essendon2.0 (12)3.3 (21)3.3 (21)3.6 (24)3.6 (24)

Geelong — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
Bert Barling
Sam Brockwell
Peter Burns
Jack Conway
Alf Dear
Jim Flynn
Teddy Holligan
Eddy James
Paddy Leahy
Ernie Leighton1
Firth McCallum
Henry McShane
Jim McShane1
Joe McShane
Jack OLoughlin
Jack Parkin
Arthur Pincott
Archie Thompson
Dick Walker1
Fred White1

Essendon — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
Son Barry
Colin Campbell
Arthur Cleghorn
Maurie Collins
Charlie Forbes
Corrie Gardner
Hugh Gavin
Joe Groves
Alex Hall1
George Hastings
Gus Kearney
Ted Kinnear
George Martin
Charlie Moore1
Gus Officer
Pat OLoughlin1
George Stuckey
George Vautin
Norm Waugh
Harry Wright