1897 VFL Round 6: South Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1897 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 6 of the 1897 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval. Bill Fraser captained the hosts with Dick Gibson as vice-captain. George Stuckey captained the visitors with Gus Kearney as vice-captain.

South Melbourne
Back: G. Williamson, F. O'Hara, D. Doran
Half-back: E. Toms, D. Adamson, J. O'Hara
Centre: B. Howson, F. Waugh, J. Southern
Half-forward: B. Blackwood, B. Fraser (capt.), A. Burns
Forward: T. Gilligan, H. Lyons, A. Swannie
Follower: D. Gibson (vice-capt.), D. McKay, M. Pleass, H. Purdy, B. Windley

Essendon
Back: M. Collins, N. Officer, J. Darcy
Half-back: G. Stuckey (capt.), J. Anderson, G. Vautin
Centre: J. Groves, H. Wright, J. Park
Half-forward: A. Sykes, T. Collins, G. Hastings
Forward: E. Croft, H. Gavin, G. Martin
Follower: C. Forbes, G. Kearney (vice-capt.), T. Kinnear, P. O'Loughlin, S. Barry

South Melbourne (2.4.16) were defeated by Essendon (1.13.19).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: A. Burns, T. Gilligan
Essendon: E. Croft

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: South Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 19 June 1897
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 2.4.16 - 1.13.19

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 0 . 2 1 . 2 2 . 3 2 . 4 2 . 4 (16)
Essendon 0 . 3 0 . 6 0 . 11 1 . 13 1 . 13 (19)
Margin ESSE by 1 SMLB by 2 SMLB by 4 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (South Melbourne), unknown (Essendon)
Captains: Bill Fraser (South Melbourne), George Stuckey (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Dick Gibson (South Melbourne), Gus Kearney (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Crapp
Goal Umpire: W. Bruton, F. Franks

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Dave CHB ? 0 ?
Blackwood, Bill HFFL ? 0 ?
Burns, Allen HFFR ? 1 ?
Doran, Dick BPR ? 0 ?
Fraser, Bill (c) CHF ? 0 ?
Gibson, Dick (vc) RU ? 0 ?
Gilligan, Tom FPL ? 1 ?
Howson, Bert WL ? 0 ?
Lyons, Horrie FF ? 0 ?
McKay, Dinny RU ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Frank FB ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
Pleass, Mick RU ? 0 ?
Purdy, Harry RU ? 0 ?
Southern, Jack WR ? 0 ?
Swannie, Archie FPR ? 0 ?
Toms, Eddie HBFL ? 0 ?
Waugh, Fred C ? 0 ?
Williamson, George BPL ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill RO ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 2 4

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim CHB ? 0 ?
Barry, Son RO ? 0 ?
Collins, Maurie BPL ? 0 ?
Collins, Tod CHF ? 0 ?
Croft, Edgar FPL ? 1 ?
Darcy, Jim BPR ? 0 ?
Forbes, Charlie RU ? 0 ?
Gavin, Hugh FF ? 0 ?
Groves, Joe WL ? 0 ?
Hastings, George HFFR ? 0 ?
Kearney, Gus (vc) RU ? 0 ?
Kinnear, Ted RU ? 0 ?
Martin, George FPR ? 0 ?
Officer, Ned FB ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Pat RU ? 0 ?
Park, Jim WR ? 0 ?
Stuckey, George (c) HBFL ? 0 ?
Sykes, Archie HFFL ? 0 ?
Vautin, George HBFR ? 0 ?
Wright, Harry C ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 1 13

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

Player Line-Up

South Melbourne Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
M. Collins N. Officer J. Darcy D. Gibson (vc)

A. Swannie H. Lyons T. Gilligan D. McKay

FORWARD M. Pleass

HALF-BACK H. Purdy

G. Stuckey (c) J. Anderson G. Vautin B. Windley

A. Burns B. Fraser (c) B. Blackwood



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



J. Groves H. Wright J. Park



J. Southern F. Waugh B. Howson FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE C. Forbes

HALF-FORWARD G. Kearney (vc)

A. Sykes T. Collins G. Hastings T. Kinnear

J. O'Hara D. Adamson E. Toms P. O'Loughlin

HALF-BACK S. Barry

FORWARD



E. Croft H. Gavin G. Martin



D. Doran F. O'Hara G. Williamson



BACK



Essendon Coach: unknown

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
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