▁The ▁well ▁trained ▁and ▁highly ▁sk illed ▁Ball ar at ▁team ▁beat ▁the ▁V FL ▁side ▁— ▁no ▁doubt ▁because ▁the ▁V FL ▁team ▁had ▁not ▁trained ▁together , ▁had ▁the ▁six ▁last ▁minute ▁rep lac ements , ▁played ▁as ▁separate , ▁self ish ▁individuals , ▁and ▁effectively ▁played ▁two ▁men ▁short ▁ ▁— ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 3 . 1 1 ▁( 8 9 ) ▁to ▁ 8 . 6 ▁( 5 4 ). ▁▁ ▁V FL ▁Grand ▁Final ▁( 1 8 9 8 ) ▁▁ ▁His ▁last ▁game ▁for ▁Fitz roy ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁V FL ▁Grand ▁Final , ▁on ▁Saturday , ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁J unction ▁O val , ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁V FL ▁Grand ▁Final ▁Match . ▁ ▁Selected ▁on ▁the ▁full - back ▁line , ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁strong ▁game ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Fitz roy ' s ▁best ▁players . ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁V FL ▁ ▁Once ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁football ; ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁teams , ▁the ▁B ould er ▁City ▁Ro vers . ▁ ▁Although ▁station ed ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Australian ▁gold fields , ▁Re id ▁kept ▁in ▁touch ▁with ▁his ▁old ▁team . ▁On ▁Monday ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁annual ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Fitz roy ▁Football ▁Club ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Fitz roy ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁pri zes ▁were ▁awarded ▁to ▁M ick