1897 VFA Season: Port Melbourne

These are the details of the premiership results of Port Melbourne for the 1897 VFA season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the premiership.

Season Team Details

Competition: 1897 VFA Season
Team: Port Melbourne
Home Ground: North Port Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 17-0-3, P%: 204.6)
Finals Performance: Not applicable

Team Leaders

Captain: Dave Powell

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Johnson, Arch 19 0 R01-16, R18-20
Knox, Arthur 10 0 R01-03, R07, R10-12, R15, R18, R20
McGee, Billy 10 0 R05-06, R11-17, R19
Monagle, Billy 17 0 R02-03, R05-18, R20
Powell, Dave 16 0 R01-03, R05-08, R11-19

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
01/05/1897 Round 1 North Melbourne HOME WIN PMLB by 49 unknown Dave Powell
08/05/1897 Round 2 Richmond HOME WIN PMLB by 49 unknown Dave Powell
15/05/1897 Round 3 Williamstown AWAY WIN PMLB by 17 unknown Dave Powell
22/05/1897 Round 4 Brunswick HOME WIN PMLB by 108 unknown unknown
24/05/1897 Round 5 Footscray AWAY WIN PMLB by 34 unknown Dave Powell
29/05/1897 Round 6 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NMLB by 21 unknown Dave Powell
05/06/1897 Round 7 Richmond AWAY WIN PMLB by 11 unknown Dave Powell
12/06/1897 Round 8 Williamstown HOME WIN PMLB by 5 unknown Dave Powell
19/06/1897 Round 9 Brunswick AWAY WIN PMLB by 38 unknown unknown
26/06/1897 Round 10 Footscray HOME WIN PMLB by 5 unknown unknown
03/07/1897 Round 11 North Melbourne AWAY WIN PMLB by 18 unknown Dave Powell
10/07/1897 Round 12 Richmond AWAY WIN PMLB by 12 unknown Dave Powell
17/07/1897 Round 13 Williamstown HOME WIN PMLB by 52 unknown Dave Powell
24/07/1897 Round 14 Brunswick AWAY WIN PMLB by 61 unknown Dave Powell
07/08/1897 Round 15 Footscray HOME WIN PMLB by 3 unknown Dave Powell
14/08/1897 Round 16 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NMLB by 6 unknown Dave Powell
21/08/1897 Round 17 Richmond HOME WIN PMLB by 66 unknown Dave Powell
28/08/1897 Round 18 Williamstown AWAY WIN PMLB by 3 unknown Dave Powell
04/09/1897 Round 19 Brunswick HOME WIN PMLB by 53 unknown Dave Powell
11/09/1897 Round 20 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOOT by 30 unknown unknown

Ladder Chart

This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.