1897 VFL Round 1: Fitzroy v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1897 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round 1 of the 1897 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Carlton at Brunswick Street Oval.
Sam McMichael captained the hosts.
Jimmy Aitken captained the visitors with Ernie Walton as vice-captain.
Fitzroy
S. McMichael (capt.), I. Astruc, T. Banks, J. Dalton, P. Descrimes, J. Grace, M. Grace, P. Hickey, E. Jenkins, C. Kiernan, P. Kimberley, R. Lamley, D. McKay, B. McSpeerin, D. Moriarty, G. Moriarty, A. Muirhead, J. Nolan, T. Staniland, J. Whelan
Carlton
J. Aitken (capt.), E. Walton (vice-capt.), B. Ahern, B. Armstrong, T. Blake, O. Buck, B. Cameron, B. Casey, A. Cummins, H. Dunne, B. Hannah, T. Heffernan, G. Johnston, H. McPetrie, W. O'Cock, J. Paton, J. Reekie, C. Sweatman, B. Weir, B. Woodhouse
Fitzroy (6.13.49) defeated Carlton (2.4.16).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Grace, C. Kiernan, R. Lamley, B. McSpeerin, A. Muirhead, T. Staniland
Carlton: W. O'Cock, B. Weir
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 1st on the ladder and Carlton were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Carlton)
Captains:
Sam McMichael
(Fitzroy),
Jimmy Aitken
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Ernie Walton
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Hood
Goal Umpire:
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 50sScore Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | unknown behind | 0.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | |
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| unknown behind | 0.5.5 | - | 0.3.3 | ??:?? | ||
| Q2 | 0.?.? | - | ?.3.? | ??:?? | ||
| 0.?.? | - | ?.3.? | ??:?? | |||
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| 0.?.? | - | ?.3.? | ??:?? | |||
| 0.11.11 | - | 1.3.9 | ??:?? | |||
| Q3 | ?.?.? | - | ?.3.? | ??:?? | ||
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| 5.13.43 | - | 2.3.15 | ??:?? | |||
| Q4 | ?.13.? | - | 2.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| 6.13.49 | - | 2.4.16 | ??:?? | |||