This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1897 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round four of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at the MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts.
Billy Shaw captained the visitors with Harry Aylwin as vice-captain.
Melbourne (11.10.76) defeated St Kilda (7.4.46).
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
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
St Kilda
Score:
11.10.76 - 7.4.46
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
|
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