1897 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1897 between South Melbourne and Carlton during round 2 of the 1897 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Carlton at Lakeside Oval. Bill Fraser captained the hosts with Dick Gibson as vice-captain. Jimmy Aitken captained the visitors with Ernie Walton as vice-captain.

South Melbourne
Back: J. Deas, F. O'Hara, G. Williamson
Half-back: E. Toms, C. McCartney, F. Waugh
Centre: B. Howson, J. O'Hara, A. Thomas
Half-forward: T. Gilligan, M. Minahan, D. McKay
Forward: B. Blackwood, B. Fraser (capt.), A. Swannie
Follower: D. Gibson (vice-capt.), M. Pleass, H. Purdy, F. Sigmont, B. Windley

Carlton
Back: H. Dunne, H. Howard, B. Weir
Half-back: P. Williams, E. Walton (vice-capt.), J. Reekie
Centre: B. Armstrong, A. Paterson, B. Casey
Half-forward: A. Cummins, C. Sweatman, J. Aitken (capt.)
Forward: H. McPetrie, W. O'Cock, J. Paton
Follower: B. Cameron, S. Chapman, H. Gyles, T. Heffernan, B. Hannah

South Melbourne (6.4.40) defeated Carlton (5.6.36).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: D. McKay (3), B. Blackwood, A. Swannie, B. Windley
Carlton: H. McPetrie (2), B. Cameron, W. O'Cock, C. Sweatman

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: South Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 15 May 1897
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Carlton
Score: 6.4.40 - 5.6.36

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 3 2 . 3 6 . 4 6 . 4 6 . 4 (40)
Carlton 1 . 1 2 . 2 2 . 3 5 . 6 5 . 6 (36)
Margin SMLB by 8 SMLB by 1 SMLB by 25 SMLB by 4 SMLB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (South Melbourne), unknown (Carlton)
Captains: Bill Fraser (South Melbourne), Jimmy Aitken (Carlton)
Vice-Captains: Dick Gibson (South Melbourne), Ernie Walton (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Kendall
Goal Umpire: W. Bruton, C. Thomas

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Blackwood, Bill FPL ? 1 ?
Deas, Jack BPL ? 0 ?
Fraser, Bill (c) FF ? 0 ?
Gibson, Dick (vc) RU ? 0 ?
Gilligan, Tom HFFL ? 0 ?
Howson, Bert WL ? 0 ?
McCartney, Charlie CHB ? 0 ?
McKay, Dinny HFFR ? 3 ?
Minahan, Mick CHF ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Frank FB ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Jim C ? 0 ?
Pleass, Mick RU ? 0 ?
Purdy, Harry RU ? 0 ?
Sigmont, Fred RU ? 0 ?
Swannie, Archie FPR ? 1 ?
Thomas, Alb WR ? 0 ?
Toms, Eddie HBFL ? 0 ?
Waugh, Fred HBFR ? 0 ?
Williamson, George BPR ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill RO ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 4

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Aitken, Jimmy (c) HFFR ? 0 ?
Armstrong, Bob WL ? 0 ?
Cameron, Bob RU ? 1 ?
Casey, Bill WR ? 0 ?
Chapman, Sam RU ? 0 ?
Cummins, Arthur HFFL ? 0 ?
Dunne, Henry BPL ? 0 ?
Gyles, Harry RU ? 0 ?
Hannah, Brook RO ? 0 ?
Heffernan, Ted RU ? 0 ?
Howard, Harry FB ? 0 ?
McPetrie, Henry FPL ? 2 ?
O'Cock, Wally FF ? 1 ?
Paterson, Alby C ? 0 ?
Paton, Joe FPR ? 0 ?
Reekie, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
Sweatman, Charlie CHF ? 1 ?
Walton, Ernie (vc) CHB ? 0 ?
Weir, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
Williams, Peter HBFL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 6

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
H. Dunne H. Howard B. Weir D. Gibson (vc)

A. Swannie B. Fraser (c) B. Blackwood M. Pleass

FORWARD H. Purdy

HALF-BACK F. Sigmont

P. Williams E. Walton (vc) J. Reekie B. Windley

D. McKay M. Minahan T. Gilligan



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



B. Armstrong A. Paterson B. Casey



A. Thomas J. O'Hara B. Howson FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE B. Cameron

HALF-FORWARD S. Chapman

A. Cummins C. Sweatman J. Aitken (c) H. Gyles

F. Waugh C. McCartney E. Toms T. Heffernan

HALF-BACK B. Hannah

FORWARD



H. McPetrie W. O'Cock J. Paton



G. Williamson F. O'Hara J. Deas



BACK



Carlton Coach: unknown

Score Timeline

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