1897 VFL Season Round 1: South Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1897 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round one of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League. South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Bill Fraser captained the hosts with Dick Gibson as vice-captain. Ned Sutton captained the visitors.

South Melbourne (3.9.27) were defeated by Melbourne (6.8.44).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: South Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 8 May 1897
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Melbourne
Score: 3.9.27 - 6.8.44

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 0 . 2 1 . 4 3 . 6 3 . 9 3 . 9 (27)
Melbourne 3 . 2 4 . 3 5 . 4 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Margin MELB by 18 MELB by 17 MELB by 10 MELB by 17 MELB by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

South Melbourne

Captain: Bill Fraser
Vice-Captain: Dick Gibson

Melbourne

Captain: Ned Sutton

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

T. McCoy

Goal Umpires

F. Burton
J. Elliott

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Dave CHB ? 0 ?
Adamson, Jack FPL ? 0 ?
Blackwood, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Burns, Allen HFFL ? 0 ?
Deas, Jack FPR ? 0 ?
Fraser, Bill (c) FF ? 0 ?
Gibson, Dick (vc) RU ? 0 ?
Gilligan, Tom HBFL ? 0 ?
Howson, Bert WR ? 0 ?
McCartney, Charlie FB ? 0 ?
McKay, Dinny CHF ? 1 ?
Minahan, Mick HFFR ? 1 ?
O'Hara, Jim C ? 0 ?
Pleass, Mick RU ? 0 ?
Purdy, Harry RU ? 1 ?
Sigmont, Fred BPL ? 0 ?
Southern, Jack WL ? 0 ?
Swannie, Archie BPR ? 0 ?
Waugh, Fred HBFR ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill RO ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 3 9

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Blackham, Fred BPR ? 0 ?
Fry, Herb RU ? 0 ?
Goding, Charlie HBFR ? 0 ?
Jenkyn, Edwin FPR ? 0 ?
Johnstone, George FPL ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack HFFR ? 2 ?
Lewis, Austin C ? 0 ?
McCulloch, Bill RU ? 0 ?
McGinis, Fred RO ? 1 ?
McLeod, Norm BPL ? 0 ?
Mitchell, Henry HFFL ? 0 ?
Moodie, George RU ? 0 ?
Moysey, George CHF ? 0 ?
Robinson, Bert RU ? 1 ?
Sheahan, Fred WL ? 0 ?
Steele, Wally WR ? 0 ?
Sutton, Ned (c) FB ? 0 ?
Watson, Bert CHB ? 0 ?
Wood, Alf HBFL ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie FF ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 8

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

Player Line-Up

South Melbourne Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
N. McLeod N. Sutton (c) F. Blackham B. Blackwood

J. Deas B. Fraser (c) J. Adamson D. Gibson (vc)

FORWARD M. Pleass

HALF-BACK H. Purdy

A. Wood B. Watson C. Goding B. Windley

M. Minahan D. McKay A. Burns



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



F. Sheahan A. Lewis W. Steele



B. Howson J. O'Hara J. Southern FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE H. Fry

HALF-FORWARD B. McCulloch

H. Mitchell G. Moysey J. Leith G. Moodie

F. Waugh D. Adamson T. Gilligan B. Robinson

HALF-BACK F. McGinis

FORWARD



G. Johnstone C. Young E. Jenkyn



A. Swannie C. McCartney F. Sigmont



BACK



Melbourne Coach: unknown

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 MELB Charlie Young goal 0.0.0 - 1.0.6 ??:??
MELB Bill McCulloch behind 0.0.0 - 1.1.7 ??:??
MELB Jack Leith behind 0.0.0 - 1.2.8 ??:??
MELB Jack Leith goal 0.0.0 - 2.2.14 ??:??
SMLB Jack Deas behind 0.1.1 - 2.2.14 ??:??
SMLB Bill Windley behind 0.2.2 - 2.2.14 ??:??
MELB Jack Leith goal 0.2.2 - 3.2.20 ??:??
Q2 MELB Fred McGinis goal 0.2.2 - 4.2.26 ??:??
SMLB Mick Minahan behind 0.3.3 - 4.2.26 ??:??
SMLB Harry Purdy behind 0.4.4 - 4.2.26 ??:??
MELB Charlie Young behind 0.4.4 - 4.3.27 ??:??
SMLB Dinny McKay goal 1.4.10 - 4.3.27 ??:??
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3.6.24 - 5.4.34 ??:??
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3.9.27 - 6.8.44 ??:??