1897 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1897 between Geelong and Essendon during round 1 of the 1897 VFL season. Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval. Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain. George Stuckey captained the visitors.

Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), P. Burns, T. Holligan, E. James, P. Leahy, J. Lucas, T. Maguire, F. McCallum, B. McKay, H. McShane, Jim McShane, T. Mullen, J. Parkin, B. Paterson, B. Pincott, A. Pontin, J. Quinn, T. Rankin, A. Thompson

Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), J. Anderson, S. Barry, A. Cleghorn, M. Collins, T. Collins, J. Darcy, C. Forbes, J. Graham, J. Groves, G. Hastings, T. Kinnear, G. Martin, B. McCormick, G. Officer, N. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, B. Salkeld, N. Waugh, H. Wright

Geelong (3.6.24) were defeated by Essendon (7.5.47).

Goalkickers
Geelong: E. James (2), A. Pontin
Essendon: T. Collins (2), J. Graham (2), N. Waugh (2), S. Barry

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 8 May 1897
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Essendon
Score: 3.6.24 - 7.5.47

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 0 . 0 0 . 4 1 . 5 3 . 6 3 . 6 (24)
Essendon 3 . 2 3 . 4 6 . 4 7 . 5 7 . 5 (47)
Margin ESSE by 20 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 29 ESSE by 23 ESSE by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Geelong), unknown (Essendon)
Captains: Jack Conway (Geelong), George Stuckey (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Joe McShane (Geelong), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Crapp
Goal Umpire: D. Elder, W. Goer

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Burns, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Conway, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
Holligan, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
James, Eddy ? ? 2 ?
Leahy, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Lucas, John ? ? 0 ?
Maguire, Tom ? ? 0 ?
McCallum, Firth ? ? 0 ?
McKay, Bill ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Henry ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Joe (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Mullen, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Paterson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Pincott, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Pontin, Alf ? ? 1 ?
Quinn, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Thompson, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 3 6

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Barry, Son ? ? 1 ?
Cleghorn, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Tod ? ? 2 ?
Darcy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Forbes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Graham, Johnny ? ? 2 ?
Groves, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Hastings, George ? ? 0 ?
Kinnear, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Martin, George ? ? 0 ?
McCormick, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Officer, Gus ? ? 0 ?
Officer, Ned ? ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Salkeld, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Stuckey, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
Waugh, Norm ? ? 2 ?
Wright, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 5

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
Q1 ESSE 0.0.0 - ?.?.? ??:??
ESSE 0.0.0 - ?.?.? ??:??
ESSE 0.0.0 - ?.?.? ??:??
ESSE 0.0.0 - ?.?.? ??:??
ESSE 0.0.0 - 3.2.20 ??:??
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unknown behind 0.?.? - 3.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 3.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 3.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 3.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.4.4 - 3.4.22 ??:??
Q3 ?.?.? - ?.4.? ??:??
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1.5.11 - 6.4.40 ??:??
Q4 ?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
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3.6.24 - 7.5.47 ??:??