1897 VFL Round 2: St Kilda v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1897 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1897 VFL season.
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
H. Aylwin (capt.), B. Ahern, B. Beggs, M. Blake, D. Collins, D. Dunne, E. Dunne, H. Gower, T. Hall, A. Hay, J. Jennings, E. Jones, B. Matthews, T. McNamara, J. Molesworth, B. Newton, S. Phillips, E. Stewart, R. Stewart, B. Turner
Fitzroy
S. McMichael (capt.), I. Astruc, T. Banks, T. Curran, J. Dalton, P. Descrimes, P. Hickey, E. Jenkins, C. Kiernan, P. Kimberley, R. Lamley, D. McKay, D. Moriarty, G. Moriarty, A. Muirhead, J. Nolan, F. Nomens, B. Rapiport, A. Sloan, T. Staniland
St Kilda (3.8.26) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.6.66).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: R. Stewart (2), B. Ahern
Fitzroy: C. Kiernan (3), R. Lamley (2), I. Astruc, E. Jenkins, D. McKay, D. Moriarty, T. Staniland
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 7th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 8 | (26) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | (66) |
| Margin | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 16 | FITZ by 36 | FITZ by 40 | FITZ by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(St Kilda),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Harry Aylwin
(St Kilda),
Sam McMichael
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
F. Burton,
A. Coventry
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 | |||