1897 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1897 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 6 of the 1897 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts.
Billy Strickland captained the visitors with Bill Proudfoot as vice-captain.
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), 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, D. Strahan, D. Wardill, B. Watson, A. Wood, C. Young
Collingwood
B. Strickland (capt.), B. Proudfoot (vice-capt.), G. Callesen, D. Condon, C. Dow, H. Dowdall, J. Dowdall, D. Flaherty, A. Gibbs, W. Gillard, J. Gregory, F. Kay, D. Lanigan, J. Monohan, B. O'Brien, C. Pannam, T. Paterson, C. Sime, A. Smith, L. Tulloch
Melbourne (5.3.33) defeated Collingwood (3.8.26).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Leith (3), G. Moodie, C. Young
Collingwood: J. Monohan, A. Smith, L. Tulloch
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 19 June 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
5.3.33 - 3.8.26
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | (33) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 8 | (26) |
| Margin | COLL by 2 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne),
Billy Strickland
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Bill Proudfoot
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McCoy
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
R. Turpenny
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healing, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkyn, Edwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Massey, Lew | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCulloch, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mitchell, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moysey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robinson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sheahan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strahan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Watson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 3 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callesen, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Condon, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dow, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dowdall, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dowdall, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Flaherty, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibbs, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gillard, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gregory, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kay, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lanigan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monohan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| O'Brien, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pannam, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Paterson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Proudfoot, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sime, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Archie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Strickland, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tulloch, Lardie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 8 | |||