This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1897 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round four of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval.
Tom Banks captained the hosts.
George Stuckey captained the visitors with Gus Kearney as vice-captain.
Fitzroy (2.8.20) were defeated by Essendon (6.6.42).
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
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def. by
Essendon
Score:
2.8.20 - 6.6.42
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
|
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