1897 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1897 between Collingwood and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1897 VFL season. Collingwood hosted St Kilda at Victoria Park. Billy Strickland captained the hosts with Bill Proudfoot as vice-captain. Billy Shaw captained the visitors with Harry Aylwin as vice-captain.

Collingwood
B. Strickland (capt.), B. Proudfoot (vice-capt.), G. Callesen, D. Condon, C. Dow, H. Dowdall, A. Gibbs, W. Gillard, J. Gregory, F. Hailwood, R. McDonald, J. Monohan, B. O'Brien, C. Pannam, T. Paterson, D. Poole, C. Sime, A. Smith, L. Tulloch, G. Williams

St Kilda
B. Shaw (capt.), H. Aylwin (vice-capt.), B. Ahern, A. Bedford, B. Beggs, D. Dunne, E. Dunne, H. Gower, T. Hall, A. Hay, E. Jones, A. Lowe, B. Matthews, T. McNamara, B. Newton, J. O'Grady, S. Phillips, E. Stewart, R. Stewart, B. Turner

Collingwood (5.11.41) defeated St Kilda (2.4.16).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: H. Dowdall, J. Gregory, F. Hailwood, R. McDonald, L. Tulloch
St Kilda: D. Dunne, R. Stewart

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder and St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Collingwood v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 8 May 1897
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. St Kilda
Score: 5.11.41 - 2.4.16

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 1 4 . 3 4 . 9 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
St Kilda 1 . 0 2 . 2 2 . 4 2 . 4 2 . 4 (16)
Margin COLL by 1 COLL by 13 COLL by 17 COLL by 25 COLL by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Collingwood), unknown (St Kilda)
Captains: Billy Strickland (Collingwood), Billy Shaw (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood), Harry Aylwin (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Kendall
Goal Umpire: A. Coventry, J. Rickard

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Callesen, George ? ? 0 ?
Condon, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Dow, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Dowdall, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Gibbs, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Gillard, Wal ? ? 0 ?
Gregory, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Hailwood, Frank ? ? 1 ?
McDonald, Rhoda ? ? 1 ?
Monohan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
O'Brien, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Paterson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Poole, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Proudfoot, Bill (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Sime, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Strickland, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Tulloch, Lardie ? ? 1 ?
Williams, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 11

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Ahern, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Aylwin, Harry (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Bedford, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Beggs, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Dunne, Danny ? ? 1 ?
Dunne, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Gower, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Hall, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Hay, Algy ? ? 0 ?
Jones, Ernest ? ? 0 ?
Lowe, Arch ? ? 0 ?
Matthews, Bill ? ? 0 ?
McNamara, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Newton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
O'Grady, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Phillips, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Shaw, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Stewart, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Stewart, Reg ? ? 1 ?
Turner, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 2 4

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Score Timeline

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