1897 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1897 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1897 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts.
Billy Shaw captained the visitors with Harry Aylwin as vice-captain.
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), M. Herring, E. Jenkyn, A. Kirk, J. Leith, A. Lewis, L. Massey, F. McGinis, N. McLeod, H. Mitchell, G. Moodie, G. Moysey, B. Robinson, F. Sheahan, W. Steele, D. Strahan, J. Timothee, B. Watson, A. Wood, C. Young
St Kilda
B. Shaw (capt.), H. Aylwin (vice-capt.), B. Ahern, B. Beggs, M. Blake, D. Dunne, E. Dunne, T. Hall, A. Hay, J. Hogan, J. Jennings, E. Jones, B. Matthews, J. McGrath, G. McLeod, T. McNamara, S. Phillips, R. Stewart, B. Turner, F. Whitelaw
Melbourne (11.10.76) defeated St Kilda (7.4.46).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Moysey (3), F. McGinis (2), G. Moodie (2), L. Massey, B. Robinson, A. Wood, C. Young
St Kilda: B. Ahern (2), M. Blake, A. Hay, J. Hogan, R. Stewart, B. Turner
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 4 | (46) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 30 | MELB by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne),
Billy Shaw
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Harry Aylwin
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Keenan
Goal Umpire:
W. Goer,
J. Rickard
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkyn, Edwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kirk, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Massey, Lew | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mitchell, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Moysey, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Robinson, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Sheahan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Steele, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strahan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Timothee, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Watson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahern, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Aylwin, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beggs, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Dunne, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dunne, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hay, Algy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hogan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Jennings, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jones, Ernest | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Matthews, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGrath, Jerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McLeod, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Phillips, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shaw, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Turner, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Whitelaw, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 4 | |||