1897 VFL Round 8: Carlton v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1897 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1897 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park.
Jimmy Aitken captained the hosts with Ernie Walton as vice-captain.
Bill Cleary captained the visitors with Sam McMichael as vice-captain.
Carlton
J. Aitken (capt.), E. Walton (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, C. Breese, B. Cameron, B. Casey, S. Chapman, H. Crane, B. Hannah, J. Lyons, O. Manchester, H. Morgan, B. Patterson, J. Reekie, J. Roberts, C. Sweatman, B. Walsh, B. Weir, P. Williams, B. Woodhouse
Fitzroy
B. Cleary (capt.), S. McMichael (vice-capt.), P. Descrimes, J. Grace, M. Grace, P. Hickey, E. Jenkins, J. Kerrigan, C. Kiernan, P. Kimberley, R. Lamley, D. McKay, B. McSpeerin, D. Moriarty, G. Moriarty, A. Muirhead, J. Nolan, P. Noonan, B. Sharpe, A. Sloan
Carlton (1.3.9) were defeated by Fitzroy (5.17.47).
Goalkickers
Carlton: S. Chapman
Fitzroy: R. Lamley (2), B. Cleary, C. Kiernan, P. Noonan
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 7th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Carlton
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 26 June 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 3 | (9) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 5 | 1 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 17 | 5 | . | 17 | (47) |
| Margin | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 7 | FITZ by 30 | FITZ by 38 | FITZ by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Carlton),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jimmy Aitken
(Carlton),
Bill Cleary
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Ernie Walton
(Carlton),
Sam McMichael
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Kendall
Goal Umpire:
W. Goer,
J. Rickard
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitken, Jimmy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Armstrong, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Breese, Chic | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Casey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Chapman, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Crane, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hannah, Brook | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lyons, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Manchester, Oscar | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Morgan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Patterson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reekie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Roberts, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sweatman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walsh, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walton, Ernie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Weir, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woodhouse, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 1 | 3 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleary, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Descrimes, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hickey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kerrigan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kimberley, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lamley, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McKay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McMichael, Sam (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Muirhead, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Jerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Noonan, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sloan, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 17 | |||