1897 VFL Season: South Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 5th (W-D-L: 8-1-5, P%: 138.4%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 28
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Dinny McKay (14)

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Bill Fraser
Vice-Captain(s): Dick Gibson

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Adamson, Dave 13 R01, R03-R14 3
Adamson, Jack 1 R01 0
Blackwood, Bill 13 R01-R12, R14 11
Burns, Allen 13 R01, R03-R14 9
Davidson, George 2 R12, R14 0
Deas, Jack 2 R01-R02 0
Doran, Dick 9 R06-R14 0
Fleming, Jack 5 R10-R14 0
Fraser, Bill 14 R01-R14 1
Gibson, Dick 13 R01-R09, R11-R14 3
Gilligan, Tom 14 R01-R14 9
Howson, Bert 14 R01-R14 0
Lyons, Horrie 5 R06-R10 2
McCartney, Charlie 13 R01-R05, R07-R14 0
McKay, Dinny 14 R01-R14 14
Minahan, Mick 11 R01-R05, R08-R11, R13-R14 13
O'Hara, Frank 13 R02-R14 0
O'Hara, Jim 14 R01-R14 0
Pleass, Mick 14 R01-R14 4
Purdy, Harry 13 R01-R07, R09-R14 3
Sigmont, Fred 6 R01-R02, R05, R09-R10, R13 0
Southern, Jack 13 R01, R03-R14 0
Swannie, Archie 13 R01-R04, R06-R14 4
Thomas, Alb 1 R02 0
Toms, Eddie 7 R02-R08 0
Waugh, Fred 9 R01-R09 0
Williamson, George 10 R02-R06, R10-R14 0
Windley, Bill 11 R01-R08, R11-R13 2

Team Line-Up

Back: Dick Doran Frank O'Hara George Williamson
Half-Back: Eddie Toms Dave Adamson Jim O'Hara
Centre: Jack Southern Fred Waugh Bert Howson
Half-Forward: Tom Gilligan Allen Burns Mick Minahan
Forward: Bill Blackwood Bill Fraser Archie Swannie
Follower: Dick Gibson Dinny McKay Mick Pleass
Harry Purdy Bill Windley

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 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 17 unknown Bill Fraser
15/05/1897 Round 2 Carlton HOME WIN SOU by 4 unknown Bill Fraser
24/05/1897 Round 3 St Kilda HOME WIN SOU by 57 unknown Bill Fraser
29/05/1897 Round 4 Collingwood HOME WIN SOU by 8 unknown Bill Fraser
05/06/1897 Round 5 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 48 unknown Bill Fraser
19/06/1897 Round 6 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 3 unknown Bill Fraser
22/06/1897 Round 7 Fitzroy AWAY DRAW drawn unknown Bill Fraser
26/06/1897 Round 8 Melbourne AWAY WIN SOU by 53 unknown Bill Fraser
03/07/1897 Round 9 Carlton AWAY WIN SOU by 46 unknown Bill Fraser
10/07/1897 Round 10 St Kilda AWAY WIN SOU by 61 unknown Bill Fraser
17/07/1897 Round 11 Collingwood AWAY WIN SOU by 19 unknown Bill Fraser
24/07/1897 Round 12 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 12 unknown Bill Fraser
31/07/1897 Round 13 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 4 unknown Bill Fraser
07/08/1897 Round 14 Fitzroy HOME WIN SOU by 1 unknown Bill Fraser