This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1897 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round two of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League.
St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval.
In the absence of Billy Shaw, vice-captain Harry Aylwin captained the hosts.
Sam McMichael captained the visitors.
St Kilda (3.8.26) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.6.66).
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
3.8.26 - 10.6.66
Player Statistics
St Kilda
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Ahern, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Aylwin, Harry
(ac)
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Beggs, Billy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Blake, Mick
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Collins, Dan
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Dunne, Danny
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Dunne, Ernie
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Gower, Harry
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Hall, Ted
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Hay, Algy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Jennings, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Jones, Ernest
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Matthews, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
McNamara, Tom
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Molesworth, John
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Newton, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Phillips, Syd
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Stewart, Ernie
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Stewart, Reg
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
|
Turner, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(20 players)
|
3
|
8
|
Fitzroy
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Astruc, Ivan
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Banks, Tom
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Curran, Tim
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Dalton, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Descrimes, Pat
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Hickey, Pat
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Jenkins, Ern
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Kiernan, Chris
|
?
|
?
|
3
|
?
|
|
|
Kimberley, Percy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Lamley, Roger
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
|
McKay, Dick
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
McMichael, Sam
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Moriarty, Dan
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Moriarty, Geoff
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Muirhead, Arch
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Nolan, Jerry
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Nomens, Fred
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Rapiport, Bert
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Sloan, Alec
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Staniland, Ted
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(20 players)
|
10
|
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