1897 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1897 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round 3 of the 1897 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval.
Bill Fraser captained the hosts with Dick Gibson as vice-captain.
Billy Shaw captained the visitors with Harry Aylwin as vice-captain.
South Melbourne
Back:
G. Williamson, F. O'Hara, C. McCartney
Half-back:
E. Toms, D. Adamson, F. Waugh
Centre:
B. Howson, J. Southern, J. O'Hara
Half-forward:
D. McKay, A. Burns, T. Gilligan
Forward:
M. Minahan, B. Fraser (capt.), A. Swannie
Follower:
B. Blackwood, D. Gibson (vice-capt.), M. Pleass, H. Purdy, B. Windley
St Kilda
Back:
J. Jennings, J. McGrath, T. McNamara
Half-back:
T. Hall, H. Aylwin (vice-capt.), B. Newton
Centre:
E. Stewart, R. Stewart, B. Beggs
Half-forward:
B. Ahern, B. Shaw (capt.), D. Collins
Forward:
J. Hogan, E. Dunne, A. Hay
Follower:
M. Blake, D. Dunne, E. Jones, B. Turner, B. Matthews
South Melbourne (8.11.59) defeated St Kilda (0.2.2).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: D. Gibson (2), D. McKay (2), M. Minahan (2), T. Gilligan, A. Swannie
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Monday 24 May 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
St Kilda
Score:
8.11.59 - 0.2.2
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 1 | 0 | . | 1 | 0 | . | 1 | 0 | . | 2 | 0 | . | 2 | (2) |
| Margin | SMLB by 15 | SMLB by 37 | SMLB by 44 | SMLB by 57 | SMLB by 57 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Bill Fraser
(South Melbourne),
Billy Shaw
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Dick Gibson
(South Melbourne),
Harry Aylwin
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Keenan
Goal Umpire:
W. Bruton,
C. Thomas
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Adamson, Dave | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blackwood, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Allen | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fraser, Bill (c) | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibson, Dick (vc) | RU | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Tom | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCartney, Charlie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dinny | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Minahan, Mick | FPL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Frank | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Jim | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purdy, Harry | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Southern, Jack | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Swannie, Archie | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Toms, Eddie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Waugh, Fred | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williamson, George | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Ahern, Bill | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Aylwin, Harry (vc) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beggs, Billy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, Mick | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Dan | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dunne, Danny | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dunne, Ernie | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Ted | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hay, Algy | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hogan, Joe | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jennings, Jack | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jones, Ernest | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Matthews, Bill | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGrath, Jerry | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Tom | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newton, Bill | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shaw, Billy (c) | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Ernie | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Reg | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Turner, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 0 | 2 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| J. Jennings | J. McGrath | T. McNamara | B. Blackwood |
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| A. Swannie | B. Fraser (c) | M. Minahan | D. Gibson (vc) |
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| FORWARD | M. Pleass |
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| HALF-BACK | H. Purdy |
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| T. Hall | H. Aylwin (vc) | B. Newton | B. Windley |
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| T. Gilligan | A. Burns | D. McKay |
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| E. Stewart | R. Stewart | B. Beggs |
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| J. O'Hara | J. Southern | B. Howson | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | M. Blake |
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| HALF-FORWARD | D. Dunne |
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| B. Ahern | B. Shaw (c) | D. Collins | E. Jones |
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| F. Waugh | D. Adamson | E. Toms | B. Turner |
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| HALF-BACK | B. Matthews |
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| J. Hogan | E. Dunne | A. Hay |
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| C. McCartney | F. O'Hara | G. Williamson |
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| St Kilda | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||