1897 VFL Season 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 five of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (10.12.72) defeated South Melbourne (3.6.24).
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 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: Jack ConwayVice-Captain: Joe McShane
South Melbourne
Captain: Bill FraserVice-Captain: Dick Gibson
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| BACK | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||