1897 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1897 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1897 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Bill Cleary captained the hosts with Sam McMichael as vice-captain. Bill Fraser captained the visitors with Dick Gibson as vice-captain.

Fitzroy
Back: J. Nolan, S. Reid, J. Dalton
Half-back: S. McMichael (vice-capt.), T. Banks, P. Hickey
Centre: P. Kimberley, G. Moriarty, D. Moriarty
Half-forward: C. Kiernan, J. Grace, A. Muirhead
Forward: D. McKay, B. Sharpe, P. Noonan
Follower: M. Grace, R. Lamley, B. McSpeerin, A. Sloan, B. Cleary (capt.)

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

Fitzroy (5.13.43) drew with South Melbourne (5.13.43).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Grace, M. Grace, C. Kiernan, P. Noonan, B. Sharpe
South Melbourne: D. McKay (2), B. Blackwood, T. Gilligan, M. Pleass

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Tuesday 22 June 1897
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy drew with South Melbourne
Score: 5.13.43 - 5.13.43

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 1 4 . 2 5 . 4 5 . 13 5 . 13 (43)
South Melbourne 1 . 3 3 . 6 5 . 9 5 . 13 5 . 13 (43)
Margin FITZ by 10 FITZ by 2 SMLB by 5 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Fitzroy), unknown (South Melbourne)
Captains: Bill Cleary (Fitzroy), Bill Fraser (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Sam McMichael (Fitzroy), Dick Gibson (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. McCoy
Goal Umpire: J. Rickard, R. Turpenny

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Banks, Tom CHB ? 0 ?
Cleary, Bill (c) RO ? 0 ?
Dalton, Jack BPR ? 0 ?
Grace, Jim CHF ? 1 ?
Grace, Mick RU ? 1 ?
Hickey, Pat HBFR ? 0 ?
Kiernan, Chris HFFL ? 1 ?
Kimberley, Percy WL ? 0 ?
Lamley, Roger RU ? 0 ?
McKay, Dick FPL ? 0 ?
McMichael, Sam (vc) HBFL ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Dan WR ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Geoff C ? 0 ?
Muirhead, Arch HFFR ? 0 ?
Nolan, Jerry BPL ? 0 ?
Noonan, Paddy FPR ? 1 ?
Reid, Stan FB ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Bert FF ? 1 ?
Sloan, Alec RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 13

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Dave CHB ? 0 ?
Blackwood, Bill FF ? 1 ?
Burns, Allen HFFR ? 0 ?
Doran, Dick BPR ? 0 ?
Fraser, Bill (c) CHF ? 0 ?
Gibson, Dick (vc) RU ? 0 ?
Gilligan, Tom FPL ? 1 ?
Howson, Bert WL ? 0 ?
Lyons, Horrie HFFL ? 0 ?
McCartney, Charlie BPL ? 0 ?
McKay, Dinny RU ? 2 ?
O'Hara, Frank FB ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
Pleass, Mick RU ? 1 ?
Purdy, Harry RU ? 0 ?
Southern, Jack WR ? 0 ?
Swannie, Archie FPR ? 0 ?
Toms, Eddie HBFL ? 0 ?
Waugh, Fred C ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill RO ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 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

Fitzroy Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
C. McCartney F. O'Hara D. Doran M. Grace

P. Noonan B. Sharpe D. McKay R. Lamley

FORWARD B. McSpeerin

HALF-BACK A. Sloan

E. Toms D. Adamson J. O'Hara B. Cleary (c)

A. Muirhead J. Grace C. Kiernan



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



B. Howson F. Waugh J. Southern



D. Moriarty G. Moriarty P. Kimberley FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE D. Gibson (vc)

HALF-FORWARD D. McKay

H. Lyons B. Fraser (c) A. Burns M. Pleass

P. Hickey T. Banks S. McMichael (vc) H. Purdy

HALF-BACK B. Windley

FORWARD



T. Gilligan B. Blackwood A. Swannie



J. Dalton S. Reid J. Nolan



BACK



South Melbourne Coach: unknown

Score Timeline

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FITZ unknown behind 5.5.35 - 5.10.40 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 5.6.36 - 5.10.40 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 5.7.37 - 5.10.40 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 5.8.38 - 5.10.40 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 5.9.39 - 5.10.40 ??:??
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unknown behind 5.11.41 - 5.13.43 ??:??
FITZ Jim Grace behind 5.12.42 - 5.13.43 ??:??
FITZ Bert Sharpe behind 5.13.43 - 5.13.43 ??:??