1897 VFL Round 5: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1897 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 5 of the 1897 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Billy Shaw captained the hosts with Harry Aylwin as vice-captain.
George Stuckey captained the visitors.
St Kilda
B. Shaw (capt.), H. Aylwin (vice-capt.), B. Ahern, B. Beggs, M. Blake, D. Dunne, E. Dunne, T. Hall, A. Hay, J. Hogan, C. Howell, J. Jennings, B. Matthews, J. McGrath, G. McLeod, T. McNamara, J. O'Grady, S. Phillips, R. Stewart, B. Turner
Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), J. Anderson, F. Ball, S. Barry, H. Brown, A. Cleghorn, M. Collins, E. Croft, C. Forbes, H. Gavin, J. Groves, T. Kinnear, G. Martin, P. O'Loughlin, J. Park, B. Salkeld, J. Thurgood, G. Vautin, J. White, H. Wright
St Kilda (3.8.26) were defeated by Essendon (9.9.63).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Hogan (2), E. Dunne
Essendon: A. Cleghorn (2), H. Gavin (2), J. Anderson, H. Brown, E. Croft, G. Vautin, J. White
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 8 | (26) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(St Kilda),
unknown
(Essendon)
Captains:
Billy Shaw
(St Kilda),
George Stuckey
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Harry Aylwin
(St Kilda),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Kendall
Goal Umpire:
F. Burton,
A. Coventry
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahern, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Aylwin, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beggs, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dunne, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dunne, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hall, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hay, Algy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hogan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Howell, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jennings, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Matthews, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGrath, Jerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McLeod, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Grady, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Phillips, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shaw, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Turner, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 8 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Ball, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brown, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Croft, Edgar | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Forbes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Groves, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Salkeld, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thurgood, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Vautin, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| White, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | |||