This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1897 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 6 of the 1897 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval.
Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Bill Cleary captained the visitors with Sam McMichael as vice-captain.
Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), M. Armstrong, B. Barling, S. Brockwell, P. Burns, C. Coles, J. Flynn, E. James, F. McCallum, H. McShane, Jim McShane, J. Parkin, A. Pincott, B. Pincott, J. Quinn, T. Rankin, A. Thompson, F. White, H. Young
Fitzroy
B. Cleary (capt.), S. McMichael (vice-capt.), I. Astruc, T. Banks, J. Dalton, J. Grace, M. Grace, P. Hickey, C. Kiernan, P. Kimberley, R. Lamley, D. McKay, B. McSpeerin, D. Moriarty, G. Moriarty, A. Muirhead, J. Nolan, P. Noonan, B. Sharpe, A. Sloan
Geelong (3.13.31) defeated Fitzroy (2.3.15).
Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Coles, E. James, J. Quinn
Fitzroy: J. Grace, D. McKay
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 19 June 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
3.13.31 - 2.3.15
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Conway
(Geelong),
Bill Cleary
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Joe McShane
(Geelong),
Sam McMichael
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Carter
Goal Umpire:
D. Shine,
C. Thomas
Player Statistics
Geelong
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
Armstrong, Mac
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Barling, Bert
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Brockwell, Sam
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Burns, Peter
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Coles, Charlie
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
Conway, Jack
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Flynn, Jim
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
James, Eddy
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
McCallum, Firth
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
McShane, Henry
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
McShane, Jim
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
McShane, Joe
(vc)
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Parkin, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Pincott, Arthur
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Pincott, Billy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Quinn, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
Rankin, Teddy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Thompson, Archie
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
White, Fred
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Young, Henry
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
Rushed
|
?
|
Total
(20 players)
|
3
|
13
|
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
|
?
|
|
Kimberley, Percy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Lamley, Roger
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
McKay, Dick
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
McMichael, Sam
(vc)
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
McSpeerin, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Moriarty, Dan
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Moriarty, Geoff
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Muirhead, Arch
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Nolan, Jerry
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Noonan, Paddy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Sharpe, Bert
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Sloan, Alec
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
Rushed
|
?
|
Total
(20 players)
|
2
|
3
|
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