1897 VFL Season Round 1: Fitzroy v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1897 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round one of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Carlton at Brunswick Street Oval. Sam McMichael captained the hosts. Jimmy Aitken captained the visitors with Ernie Walton as vice-captain.

Fitzroy (6.13.49) defeated Carlton (2.4.16).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Fitzroy v Carlton
Date: Saturday 8 May 1897
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 3,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Carlton
Score: 6.13.49 - 2.4.16

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 0 . 5 0 . 11 5 . 13 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Carlton 0 . 3 1 . 3 2 . 3 2 . 4 2 . 4 (16)
Margin FITZ by 2 FITZ by 2 FITZ by 28 FITZ by 33 FITZ by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Sam McMichael

Carlton

Captain: Jimmy Aitken
Vice-Captain: Ernie Walton

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

S. Hood

Goal Umpires

J. Lucas
R. Turpenny

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Astruc, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
Banks, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Dalton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Descrimes, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Grace, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Grace, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Hickey, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Kiernan, Chris ? ? 1 ?
Kimberley, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Lamley, Roger ? ? 1 ?
McKay, Dick ? ? 0 ?
McMichael, Sam (c) ? ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Moriarty, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Muirhead, Arch ? ? 1 ?
Nolan, Jerry ? ? 0 ?
Staniland, Ted ? ? 1 ?
Whelan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 13

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Ahern, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Aitken, Jimmy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Armstrong, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Blake, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Buck, Otto ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Casey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Cummins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Dunne, Henry ? ? 0 ?
Hannah, Brook ? ? 0 ?
Heffernan, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Johnston, George ? ? 0 ?
McPetrie, Henry ? ? 0 ?
O'Cock, Wally ? ? 1 ?
Paton, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Reekie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sweatman, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Walton, Ernie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Weir, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Woodhouse, 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

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
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