1897 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1897 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 5 of the 1897 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts.
In the absence of Jimmy Aitken, Brook Hannah captained the visitors with Ernie Walton as vice-captain.
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), C. Goding, J. Graham, A. Healing, M. Herring, E. Jenkyn, J. Leith, A. Lewis, L. Massey, B. McCulloch, F. McGinis, N. McLeod, H. Mitchell, G. Moodie, G. Moysey, B. Robinson, F. Sheahan, J. Timothee, B. Watson, A. Wood
Carlton
B. Hannah (capt.), E. Walton (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, T. Blake, C. Breese, J. Caffery, S. Chapman, H. Crane, A. Cummins, H. Dunne, J. Lyons, H. McPetrie, H. Morgan, W. O'Cock, J. Paton, J. Reekie, C. Sweatman, B. Walsh, P. Williams, B. Woodhouse
Melbourne (15.17.107) defeated Carlton (3.8.26).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McCulloch (5), J. Leith (4), G. Moysey (2), J. Graham, E. Jenkyn, A. Lewis, G. Moodie
Carlton: W. O'Cock (2), S. Chapman
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Carlton remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Carlton | 0 | . | 2 | 0 | . | 4 | 0 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 8 | (26) |
| Margin | MELB by 9 | MELB by 30 | MELB by 60 | MELB by 81 | MELB by 81 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Carlton)
Captains:
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne),
Brook Hannah
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Ernie Walton
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
J. Elliott,
W. Goer
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goding, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Healing, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkyn, Edwin | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Massey, Lew | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCulloch, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mitchell, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moysey, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Robinson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sheahan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Timothee, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Watson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 17 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Breese, Chic | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Caffery, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Chapman, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Crane, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cummins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dunne, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hannah, Brook (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lyons, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McPetrie, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Morgan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Cock, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Paton, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reekie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sweatman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walsh, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walton, Ernie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woodhouse, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 8 | |||