1897 VFL Round 5: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1897 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 5 of the 1897 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Bill Fraser captained the visitors with Dick Gibson as vice-captain.
Geelong
Back:
B. Pincott, P. Burns, A. Thompson
Half-back:
A. Pontin, J. Conway (capt.), H. McShane
Centre:
T. Maguire, F. McCallum, S. Brockwell
Half-forward:
T. Holligan, E. James, J. Flynn
Forward:
C. Coles, J. Quinn, B. Barling
Follower:
Jim McShane, Joe McShane (vice-capt.), J. Parkin, H. Young, T. Rankin
South Melbourne
Back:
F. O'Hara, C. McCartney, G. Williamson
Half-back:
E. Toms, D. Adamson, J. O'Hara
Centre:
J. Southern, F. Waugh, B. Howson
Half-forward:
T. Gilligan, A. Burns, B. Blackwood
Forward:
F. Sigmont, B. Fraser (capt.), M. Minahan
Follower:
D. Gibson (vice-capt.), D. McKay, M. Pleass, H. Purdy, B. Windley
Geelong (10.12.72) defeated South Melbourne (3.6.24).
Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Coles (3), E. James (3), B. Barling, T. Holligan, J. McShane, J. Quinn
South Melbourne: D. Adamson (2), H. Purdy
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 6th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
10.12.72 - 3.6.24
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 6 | (24) |
| Margin | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 34 | GEEL by 40 | GEEL by 48 | GEEL by 48 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Conway
(Geelong),
Bill Fraser
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Joe McShane
(Geelong),
Dick Gibson
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Hood
Goal Umpire:
W. Bruton,
D. Shine
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Barling, Bert | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Brockwell, Sam | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Peter | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | FPL | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Conway, Jack (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Flynn, Jim | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| James, Eddy | CHF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Maguire, Tom | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Henry | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Jim | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (vc) | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Parkin, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Billy | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pontin, Alf | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Quinn, Jack | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Archie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Adamson, Dave | CHB | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Blackwood, Bill | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Allen | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fraser, Bill (c) | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibson, Dick (vc) | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Tom | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCartney, Charlie | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dinny | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Minahan, Mick | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Frank | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purdy, Harry | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Sigmont, Fred | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Southern, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Toms, Eddie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Waugh, Fred | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williamson, George | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| F. O'Hara | C. McCartney | G. Williamson | J. McShane |
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| B. Barling | J. Quinn | C. Coles | J. McShane (vc) |
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| FORWARD | J. Parkin |
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| HALF-BACK | H. Young |
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| E. Toms | D. Adamson | J. O'Hara | T. Rankin |
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| J. Flynn | E. James | T. Holligan |
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| J. Southern | F. Waugh | B. Howson |
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| S. Brockwell | F. McCallum | T. Maguire | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | D. Gibson (vc) |
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| HALF-FORWARD | D. McKay |
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| T. Gilligan | A. Burns | B. Blackwood | M. Pleass |
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| H. McShane | J. Conway (c) | A. Pontin | H. Purdy |
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| HALF-BACK | B. Windley |
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| F. Sigmont | B. Fraser (c) | M. Minahan |
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| A. Thompson | P. Burns | B. Pincott |
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| South Melbourne | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||