1897 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1897 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 2 of the 1897 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts.
Jack Conway captained the visitors with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), F. Blackham, H. Fry, C. Goding, M. Herring, E. Jenkyn, J. Leith, A. Lewis, B. McCulloch, F. McGinis, N. McLeod, H. Mitchell, G. Moodie, G. Moysey, B. Robinson, F. Sheahan, D. Strahan, B. Watson, A. Wood, C. Young
Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), P. Burns, S. Enfield, T. Holligan, E. James, P. Leahy, T. Maguire, F. McCallum, B. McKay, H. McShane, Jim McShane, J. Parkin, B. Paterson, B. Pincott, A. Pontin, J. Quinn, T. Rankin, J. Sharkey, A. Thompson
Melbourne (9.10.64) defeated Geelong (3.1.19).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Leith (4), H. Fry, C. Goding, M. Herring, H. Mitchell, G. Moysey
Geelong: S. Enfield (2), E. James
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | (19) |
| Margin | MELB by 20 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 54 | MELB by 45 | MELB by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne),
Jack Conway
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Joe McShane
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Smith
Goal Umpire:
J. Elliott,
W. Goer
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackham, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fry, Herb | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Goding, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Jenkyn, Edwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCulloch, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mitchell, Henry | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moysey, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Robinson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sheahan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strahan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Watson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Conway, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Enfield, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Eddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Leahy, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Maguire, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Paterson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pontin, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharkey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 1 | |||