1897 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1897 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1897 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at East Melbourne.
George Stuckey captained the hosts with Gus Kearney as vice-captain.
Ned Sutton captained the visitors.
Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), G. Kearney (vice-capt.), J. Anderson, S. Barry, H. Brown, A. Cleghorn, M. Collins, T. Collins, E. Croft, C. Forbes, H. Gavin, J. Groves, T. Kinnear, G. Martin, N. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, A. Sykes, G. Vautin, N. Waugh, H. Wright
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, W. Steele, D. Strahan, D. Wardill, B. Watson, C. Young
Essendon (8.15.63) defeated Melbourne (3.9.27).
Goalkickers
Essendon: E. Croft (2), H. Gavin (2), T. Collins, G. Kearney, G. Martin, N. Waugh
Melbourne: J. Leith (2), G. Moysey
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Tuesday 22 June 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 9 | (27) |
| Margin | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
George Stuckey
(Essendon),
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Gus Kearney
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Hood
Goal Umpire:
A. Coventry,
W. Goer
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brown, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Croft, Edgar | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Forbes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Groves, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kearney, Gus (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Officer, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sykes, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Vautin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Waugh, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 15 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healing, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkyn, Edwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Massey, Lew | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCulloch, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mitchell, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moysey, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Robinson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sheahan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Steele, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strahan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Watson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 9 | |||