Match Recap
Round 8·Sat, 25-Jun-1898 3:00 PM·M.C.G.
Melbourne
5.15 (45)
vs
St Kilda
3.3 (21)
Melbourne won by 24

Melbourne defeated St Kilda 45–21, by 24 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Melbourne outscored St Kilda 20–6.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne2.8 (20)2.11 (23)3.15 (33)5.15 (45)5.15 (45)
St Kilda1.0 (6)2.2 (14)2.2 (14)3.3 (21)3.3 (21)

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
Jack Graham
Maurie Herring
Percy Howard1
Denis Lanigan
Jack Leith
Austin Lewis
Les MacPherson
Fred McGinis
Dick Pirrie
Jimmy Russell1
Pat Scanlan2
Frank Staines
Wally Steele
Dave Strahan
Ned Sutton
Dick Wardill
Alf Wood
Charlie Young1

St Kilda — 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
Harry Aylwin
Mick Blake
Tom Blake
Peter Brady
Harold Brookes
Percy Damman
Johnny Dando
Harry Duigan1
Tom Fogarty
Dave Gibson
Ted Hall
Jack Jennings
Ernest Jones
Tom McNamara
Joe Morehouse
Syd Phillips
Howard Smith
Andy Stewart2
Fred Whitelaw
Bill Woodhouse