1897 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1897 between Geelong and Carlton during round 4 of the 1897 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Carlton at Corio Oval.
Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Jimmy Aitken captained the visitors with Ernie Walton as vice-captain.
Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), S. Brockwell, P. Burns, C. Coles, S. Enfield, J. Flynn, T. Holligan, E. James, T. Maguire, F. McCallum, H. McShane, Jim McShane, J. Parkin, B. Pincott, A. Pontin, J. Quinn, T. Rankin, A. Thompson, H. Young
Carlton
J. Aitken (capt.), E. Walton (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, C. Breese, J. Caffery, B. Cameron, B. Casey, S. Chapman, A. Cummins, H. Dunne, B. Hannah, J. Lyons, H. McPetrie, H. Morgan, W. O'Cock, J. Paton, J. Reekie, B. Walsh, P. Williams, B. Woodhouse
Geelong (5.14.44) defeated Carlton (3.4.22).
Goalkickers
Geelong: E. James (3), C. Coles, S. Enfield
Carlton: C. Breese, A. Cummins, W. O'Cock
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Carlton were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 14 | (44) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | (22) |
| Margin | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(Carlton)
Captains:
Jack Conway
(Geelong),
Jimmy Aitken
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Joe McShane
(Geelong),
Ernie Walton
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McCoy
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
J. Lucas
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockwell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Conway, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Enfield, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Flynn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Eddy | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Maguire, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pontin, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 14 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitken, Jimmy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Armstrong, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Breese, Chic | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Caffery, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Casey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Chapman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cummins, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Dunne, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hannah, Brook | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lyons, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McPetrie, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Morgan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Cock, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Paton, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reekie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walsh, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walton, Ernie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woodhouse, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 4 | |||