1897 VFL Season Round 6: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1897 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round six of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at the MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts.
Billy Strickland captained the visitors with Bill Proudfoot as vice-captain.
Melbourne (5.3.33) defeated Collingwood (3.8.26).
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
Melbourne
Captain: Ned SuttonCollingwood
Captain: Billy StricklandVice-Captain: Bill Proudfoot
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 | |||