Match Recap
Round 7·Sat, 18-Jun-1898 3:00 PM·M.C.G.
Melbourne
9.5 (59)
vs
Geelong
5.9 (39)
Melbourne won by 20

Melbourne defeated Geelong 59–39, by 20 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Melbourne outscored Geelong 27–6.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne1.1 (7)5.1 (31)9.4 (58)9.5 (59)9.5 (59)
Geelong0.2 (2)3.4 (22)4.4 (28)5.9 (39)5.9 (39)

Melbourne — 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
Jimmy Aitken
Eddie Byers
Tom Davey
Jack Graham
Maurie Herring
Jack Leith4
Austin Lewis1
Fred McGinis2
Norm McLeod
Henry Mitchell
George Moodie
George Moysey
Dick Pirrie
Jimmy Russell2
Wally Steele
Dave Strahan
Ned Sutton
Dick Wardill
Alf Wood
Charlie Young

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
Jack Dore
Jim Flynn
Teddy Holligan
Eddy James
Ernie Leighton3
Firth McCallum
Henry McShane
Jim McShane
Joe McShane
Jack OLoughlin
Jack Parkin
Arthur Pincott
Archie Thompson
Dick Walker2
Fred White