Teams
In 1898, all VFL teams had 20 on-the-field players, and no "reserves".
However, although there were no "reserves", any player who had left the playing field for any reason at all could resume his place on the field at any time.
Fitzroy selected two sets of brothers in its "Grand Final" team: Bill and Jack Dalton; and Jim and Mick Grace.
The Fitzroy and the Essendon teams teams were:
| Fitzroy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-back | Stan Reid | Johnny Power | Jerry Nolan |
| Half-back | Alec Sloan (c) | Pat Hickey | Jack Dalton |
| Centre | Eddie Drohan | Harry Clarke | Kelly Robinson |
| Half-forward | Chris Kiernan | Bert Sharpe | Bill Dalton |
| Full-forward | Fred Fontaine | Jim Grace | Alf McDougall |
| Followers | Mick Grace | Bill McSpeerin | Bill Potter |
| Pat Descrimes | Paddy Noonan | ||
| Essendon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-back | Ted Kinnear | Ned Officer | Hugh Gavin |
| Half-back | George Stuckey (c) | Jim Anderson | George Vautin |
| Centre | Joe Groves | Harry Wright | Alf Gray |
| Half-forward | Tod Collins | Colin Campbell | George Hastings |
| Full-forward | Conrad Tenbrink | Charlie Moore | Gus Kearney |
| Followers | Charlie Forbes | Arthur Cleghorn | Pat O'Loughlin |
| Bill Jackson | Son Barry | ||
Read more about this topic: 1898 VFL Grand Final
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