1897 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Corio Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 11-0-3, P%: 183.8%)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up
Players: 34
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Eddy James (22)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Joe McShane

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Jack Conway

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Armstrong, Mac 4 R06, R10-R12 0
Barling, Bert 9 R05-R11, R13-R14 3
Brockwell, Sam 14 R03-R13, RF1-RF3 0
Burns, Peter 17 R01-R14, RF1-RF3 2
Coles, Charlie 13 R03-R14, RF1 17
Conway, Jack 17 R01-R14, RF1-RF3 0
Enfield, Stan 3 R02-R04 3
Flynn, Jim 15 R03-R14, RF1-RF3 7
Greeves, Ted 2 RF2-RF3 0
Holligan, Teddy 16 R01-R05, R07-R14, RF1-RF3 3
James, Eddy 15 R01-R09, R12-R14, RF1-RF3 27
Leahy, Paddy 2 R01-R02 0
Lucas, John 1 R01 0
Maguire, Tom 12 R01-R05, R08-R10, R14, RF1-RF3 0
McCallum, Firth 15 R01-R12, RF1-RF3 0
McKay, Bill 2 R01-R02 0
McShane, Henry 16 R01-R08, R10-R14, RF1-RF3 0
McShane, Jim 16 R01-R09, R11-R14, RF1-RF3 2
McShane, Joe 17 R01-R14, RF1-RF3 11
Moran, Ned 2 R13-R14 0
Mullen, Tom 1 R01 0
Palmer, Jimmy 1 R08 0
Parkin, Jack 17 R01-R14, RF1-RF3 1
Paterson, Bob 2 R01-R02 0
Pincott, Arthur 1 R06 0
Pincott, Billy 16 R01-R10, R12-R14, RF1-RF3 0
Pontin, Alf 13 R01-R05, R09, R11-R14, RF1-RF3 1
Quinn, Jack 16 R01-R07, R09-R14, RF1-RF3 14
Rankin, Teddy 17 R01-R14, RF1-RF3 1
Sandford, Cecil 6 R07, R09-R11, R13-R14 0
Sharkey, Jack 1 R02 0
Thompson, Archie 17 R01-R14, RF1-RF3 1
White, Fred 11 R06-R08, R10-R14, RF1-RF3 14
Young, Henry 13 R03-R12, RF1-RF3 4

Team Line-Up

Back: Billy Pincott Peter Burns Archie Thompson
Half-Back: Alf Pontin Jack Conway Henry McShane
Centre: Tom Maguire Firth McCallum Sam Brockwell
Half-Forward: Teddy Holligan Eddy James Jim Flynn
Forward: Charlie Coles Jack Quinn Bert Barling
Follower: Jim McShane Joe McShane Jack Parkin
Henry Young Teddy Rankin

This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
08/05/1897 Round 1 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 23 unknown Jack Conway
15/05/1897 Round 2 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 45 unknown Jack Conway
22/05/1897 Round 3 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 4 unknown Jack Conway
29/05/1897 Round 4 Carlton HOME WIN GEE by 22 unknown Jack Conway
05/06/1897 Round 5 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 48 unknown Jack Conway
19/06/1897 Round 6 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEE by 16 unknown Jack Conway
22/06/1897 Round 7 St Kilda AWAY WIN GEE by 83 unknown Jack Conway
26/06/1897 Round 8 Essendon AWAY WIN GEE by 25 unknown Jack Conway
03/07/1897 Round 9 Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 5 unknown Jack Conway
10/07/1897 Round 10 Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 42 unknown Jack Conway
17/07/1897 Round 11 Carlton AWAY WIN GEE by 50 unknown Jack Conway
24/07/1897 Round 12 South Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 12 unknown Jack Conway
31/07/1897 Round 13 Fitzroy AWAY WIN GEE by 12 unknown Jack Conway
07/08/1897 Round 14 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 78 unknown Jack Conway
21/08/1897 Round-Robin Final 1 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 6 unknown Jack Conway
28/08/1897 Round-Robin Final 2 Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 9 unknown Jack Conway
04/09/1897 Round-Robin Final 3 Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 4 unknown Jack Conway