1897 VFL Season Round 2: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1897 between Essendon and Collingwood during round two of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at East Melbourne.
George Stuckey captained the hosts.
Billy Strickland captained the visitors with Bill Proudfoot as vice-captain.
Essendon (4.6.30) were defeated by Collingwood (8.2.50).
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
Essendon
Captain: George StuckeyCollingwood
Captain: Billy StricklandVice-Captain: Bill Proudfoot
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 | |||