1897 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1897 between Essendon and Carlton during round 3 of the 1897 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at East Melbourne.
George Stuckey captained the hosts.
Jimmy Aitken captained the visitors with Ernie Walton as vice-captain.
Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), J. Anderson, F. Ball, S. Barry, H. Brown, A. Cleghorn, T. Collins, J. Darcy, C. Forbes, H. Gavin, J. Groves, G. Hastings, T. Kinnear, G. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, B. Salkeld, A. Sykes, G. Vautin, N. Waugh, H. Wright
Carlton
J. Aitken (capt.), E. Walton (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, T. Blake, C. Breese, J. Caffery, B. Cameron, B. Casey, S. Chapman, A. Cummins, H. Dunne, B. Hannah, H. Howard, H. McPetrie, W. O'Cock, J. Paton, J. Reekie, C. Sweatman, B. Weir, P. Williams
Essendon (12.6.78) defeated Carlton (6.5.41).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Cleghorn (2), G. Officer (2), B. Salkeld (2), S. Barry, T. Collins, C. Forbes, G. Hastings, T. Kinnear, N. Waugh
Carlton: J. Caffery (3), C. Breese, W. O'Cock, C. Sweatman
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Carlton remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Monday 24 May 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | (78) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | (41) |
| Margin | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 49 | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(Carlton)
Captains:
George Stuckey
(Essendon),
Jimmy Aitken
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Ernie Walton
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
F. Franks
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ball, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Brown, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Darcy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Forbes, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Groves, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Officer, Gus | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Salkeld, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sykes, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Vautin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Waugh, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 6 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitken, Jimmy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Armstrong, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Breese, Chic | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Caffery, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Cameron, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Casey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Chapman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cummins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dunne, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hannah, Brook | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howard, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McPetrie, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Cock, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Paton, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reekie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sweatman, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Walton, Ernie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Weir, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 5 | |||