1897 VFL Round 7: St Kilda v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1897 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 7 of the 1897 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Geelong at Junction Oval.
Billy Shaw captained the hosts.
Jack Conway captained the visitors with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
St Kilda
B. Shaw (capt.), B. Ahern, G. Blake, M. Blake, D. Collins, D. Dunne, E. Dunne, T. Hall, A. Hay, J. Hogan, A. Lowe, B. Matthews, G. McLeod, T. McNamara, J. O'Grady, S. Phillips, E. Stewart, F. Stewart, R. Stewart, B. Turner
Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), B. Barling, S. Brockwell, P. Burns, C. Coles, J. Flynn, T. Holligan, E. James, F. McCallum, H. McShane, Jim McShane, J. Parkin, B. Pincott, J. Quinn, T. Rankin, C. Sandford, A. Thompson, F. White, H. Young
St Kilda (4.7.31) were defeated by Geelong (16.18.114).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: M. Blake (2), T. Hall, A. Lowe
Geelong: J. Flynn (4), E. James (3), J. Quinn (3), B. Barling (2), C. Coles (2), J. McShane (2)
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Geelong
Date:
Tuesday 22 June 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 7 | (31) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 18 | 16 | . | 18 | (114) |
| Margin | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 35 | GEEL by 64 | GEEL by 83 | GEEL by 83 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(St Kilda),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Billy Shaw
(St Kilda),
Jack Conway
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Joe McShane
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
J. Lucas
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahern, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Collins, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dunne, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dunne, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hay, Algy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hogan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lowe, Arch | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Matthews, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McLeod, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Grady, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Phillips, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shaw, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Turner, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 7 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barling, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Brockwell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Conway, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Flynn, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Eddy | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Parkin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sandford, Cecil | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| White, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 18 | |||