This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1897 between St Kilda and Geelong during round seven of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (4.7.31) were defeated by Geelong (16.18.114).
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
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def. by
Geelong
Score:
4.7.31 - 16.18.114
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
|
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