1897 VFL Round 2: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1897 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 2 of the 1897 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at East Melbourne.
George Stuckey captained the hosts.
Billy Strickland captained the visitors with Bill Proudfoot as vice-captain.
Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), J. Anderson, S. Barry, A. Cleghorn, T. Collins, E. Croft, J. Darcy, C. Forbes, H. Gavin, J. Groves, G. Hastings, T. Kinnear, G. Martin, G. Officer, N. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, B. Salkeld, G. Vautin, N. Waugh, H. Wright
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, C. Sime, A. Smith, A. Tame, L. Tulloch, G. Williams
Essendon (4.6.30) were defeated by Collingwood (8.2.50).
Goalkickers
Essendon: E. Croft (2), T. Collins, B. Salkeld
Collingwood: L. Tulloch (3), J. Gregory (2), A. Smith (2), W. Gillard
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
4.6.30 - 8.2.50
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 6 | (30) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 2 | (50) |
| Margin | COLL by 3 | COLL by 25 | COLL by 15 | COLL by 20 | COLL by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(Collingwood)
Captains:
George Stuckey
(Essendon),
Billy Strickland
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Bill Proudfoot
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McCoy
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
F. Franks
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Croft, Edgar | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Darcy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Forbes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Groves, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Officer, Gus | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Officer, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Salkeld, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Vautin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Waugh, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 6 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callesen, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Condon, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dow, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dowdall, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibbs, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gillard, Wal | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gregory, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Hailwood, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McDonald, Rhoda | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monohan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Brien, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pannam, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Paterson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Proudfoot, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sime, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Archie | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Strickland, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tame, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tulloch, Lardie | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Williams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 2 | |||