1897 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1897 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 4 of the 1897 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval.
Tom Banks captained the hosts.
George Stuckey captained the visitors with Gus Kearney as vice-captain.
Fitzroy
T. Banks (capt.), I. Astruc, J. Dalton, P. Descrimes, J. Grace, M. Grace, P. Hickey, E. Jenkins, C. Kiernan, R. Lamley, D. McKay, D. Moriarty, G. Moriarty, A. Muirhead, J. Nolan, P. Noonan, B. Rapiport, S. Reid, A. Sloan, J. Whelan
Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), G. Kearney (vice-capt.), J. Anderson, F. Ball, S. Barry, H. Brown, A. Cleghorn, M. Collins, T. Collins, J. Darcy, H. Gavin, J. Groves, T. Kinnear, G. Martin, J. Park, B. Salkeld, A. Sykes, J. Thurgood, N. Waugh, H. Wright
Fitzroy (2.8.20) were defeated by Essendon (6.6.42).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: P. Noonan, B. Rapiport
Essendon: J. Thurgood (2), N. Waugh (2), H. Gavin, T. Kinnear
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 8 | 2 | . | 8 | (20) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | (42) |
| Margin | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Essendon)
Captains:
Tom Banks
(Fitzroy),
George Stuckey
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Gus Kearney
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Hood
Goal Umpire:
J. Elliott,
R. Turpenny
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astruc, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Banks, Tom (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Descrimes, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hickey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lamley, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Muirhead, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Jerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Noonan, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rapiport, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Reid, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sloan, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Whelan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 2 | 8 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ball, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brown, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Darcy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Groves, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kearney, Gus (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Martin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Salkeld, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sykes, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thurgood, Jimmy | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Waugh, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 6 | |||