1897 VFL Round 5: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1897 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1897 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park. Billy Strickland captained the hosts with Bill Proudfoot as vice-captain. Bill Cleary captained the visitors.

Collingwood
B. Strickland (capt.), B. Proudfoot (vice-capt.), G. Callesen, D. Condon, C. Dow, H. Dowdall, A. Gibbs, W. Gillard, J. Gregory, F. Hailwood, F. Kay, R. McDonald, J. Monohan, B. O'Brien, C. Pannam, T. Paterson, C. Sime, A. Smith, L. Tulloch, G. Williams

Fitzroy
B. Cleary (capt.), I. Astruc, T. Banks, J. Dalton, J. Grace, M. Grace, P. Hickey, C. Kiernan, R. Lamley, D. McKay, B. McSpeerin, D. Moriarty, G. Moriarty, A. Muirhead, J. Nolan, P. Noonan, B. Rapiport, S. Reid, A. Sloan, T. Staniland

Collingwood (5.7.37) defeated Fitzroy (2.9.21).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: A. Smith (2), G. Callesen, H. Dowdall, F. Kay
Fitzroy: J. Grace, D. McKay

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 5 June 1897
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Fitzroy
Score: 5.7.37 - 2.9.21

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 0 . 2 1 . 4 2 . 7 5 . 7 5 . 7 (37)
Fitzroy 0 . 1 1 . 3 2 . 7 2 . 9 2 . 9 (21)
Margin COLL by 1 COLL by 1 level COLL by 16 COLL by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Collingwood), unknown (Fitzroy)
Captains: Billy Strickland (Collingwood), Bill Cleary (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. McCoy
Goal Umpire: F. Franks, C. Thomas

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Callesen, George ? ? 1 ?
Condon, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Dow, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Dowdall, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Gibbs, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Gillard, Wal ? ? 0 ?
Gregory, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Hailwood, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Kay, Fred ? ? 1 ?
McDonald, Rhoda ? ? 0 ?
Monohan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
O'Brien, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Paterson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Proudfoot, Bill (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Sime, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Archie ? ? 2 ?
Strickland, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Tulloch, Lardie ? ? 0 ?
Williams, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 7

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Astruc, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
Banks, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Cleary, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Dalton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Grace, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Grace, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Hickey, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Kiernan, Chris ? ? 0 ?
Lamley, Roger ? ? 0 ?
McKay, Dick ? ? 1 ?
McSpeerin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Muirhead, Arch ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Jerry ? ? 0 ?
Noonan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Rapiport, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Reid, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Sloan, Alec ? ? 0 ?
Staniland, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 2 9

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

Score Timeline

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