1897 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1897 between Essendon and Geelong during round 8 of the 1897 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at East Melbourne.
George Stuckey captained the hosts with Gus Kearney as vice-captain.
Jack Conway captained the visitors with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), G. Kearney (vice-capt.), J. Anderson, S. Barry, H. Brown, A. Cleghorn, M. Collins, T. Collins, E. Croft, J. Darcy, C. Forbes, H. Gavin, J. Groves, T. Kinnear, G. Martin, N. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, J. Park, G. Vautin, N. Waugh
Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), B. Barling, S. Brockwell, P. Burns, C. Coles, J. Flynn, T. Holligan, E. James, T. Maguire, F. McCallum, H. McShane, Jim McShane, J. Palmer, J. Parkin, B. Pincott, T. Rankin, A. Thompson, F. White, H. Young
Essendon (5.2.32) were defeated by Geelong (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Essendon: N. Waugh (2), A. Cleghorn, E. Croft, P. O'Loughlin
Geelong: C. Coles (3), F. White (2), J. Flynn, J. McShane, H. Young
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 26 June 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | (32) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
George Stuckey
(Essendon),
Jack Conway
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Gus Kearney
(Essendon),
Joe McShane
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McCoy
Goal Umpire:
J. Lucas,
R. Turpenny
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brown, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Croft, Edgar | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Darcy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Forbes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Groves, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kearney, Gus (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Officer, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Vautin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Waugh, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 2 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barling, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brockwell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Conway, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Flynn, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Eddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Maguire, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Palmer, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| White, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Young, Henry | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||