1897 VFL Season Round 8: Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1897 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round eight of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at the MCG. Ned Sutton captained the hosts. Bill Fraser captained the visitors with Dick Gibson as vice-captain.

Melbourne (3.2.20) were defeated by South Melbourne (11.7.73).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 June 1897
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by South Melbourne
Score: 3.2.20 - 11.7.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 1 1 . 1 2 . 2 3 . 2 3 . 2 (20)
South Melbourne 0 . 1 5 . 4 9 . 4 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
Margin MELB by 6 SMLB by 27 SMLB by 44 SMLB by 53 SMLB by 53
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Ned Sutton

South Melbourne

Captain: Bill Fraser
Vice-Captain: Dick Gibson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

I. Crapp

Goal Umpires

F. Burton
J. Elliott

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Crawford, Tom C ? 0 ?
Godby, Jack FPL ? 0 ?
Healing, Alf HBFL ? 0 ?
Herring, Maurie HBFR ? 0 ?
Jenkyn, Edwin FPR ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack HFFL ? 0 ?
Lewis, Austin WR ? 0 ?
McCulloch, Bill RU ? 0 ?
McGinis, Fred RO ? 1 ?
McLeod, Norm FB ? 0 ?
Mitchell, Henry HFFR ? 0 ?
Moodie, George RU ? 0 ?
Moysey, George CHF ? 1 ?
Murdoch, Alex BPR ? 0 ?
Robinson, Bert RU ? 0 ?
Sheahan, Fred WL ? 0 ?
Sutton, Ned (c) BPL ? 0 ?
Wardill, Dick RU ? 1 ?
Wood, Alf CHB ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie FF ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 3 2

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Dave CHB ? 0 ?
Blackwood, Bill FF ? 2 ?
Burns, Allen HFFR ? 0 ?
Doran, Dick BPR ? 0 ?
Fraser, Bill (c) CHF ? 1 ?
Gibson, Dick (vc) RU ? 0 ?
Gilligan, Tom FPL ? 2 ?
Howson, Bert WR ? 0 ?
Lyons, Horrie HFFL ? 2 ?
McCartney, Charlie BPL ? 0 ?
McKay, Dinny RU ? 1 ?
Minahan, Mick FPR ? 2 ?
O'Hara, Frank FB ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
Pleass, Mick RU ? 1 ?
Southern, Jack WL ? 0 ?
Swannie, Archie RU ? 0 ?
Toms, Eddie HBFL ? 0 ?
Waugh, Fred C ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill RO ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 7

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

Melbourne Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
C. McCartney F. O'Hara D. Doran B. McCulloch

E. Jenkyn C. Young J. Godby G. Moodie

FORWARD B. Robinson

HALF-BACK D. Wardill

E. Toms D. Adamson J. O'Hara F. McGinis

H. Mitchell G. Moysey J. Leith



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



J. Southern F. Waugh B. Howson



A. Lewis T. Crawford F. Sheahan FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE D. Gibson (vc)

HALF-FORWARD D. McKay

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

M. Herring A. Wood A. Healing A. Swannie

HALF-BACK B. Windley

FORWARD



T. Gilligan B. Blackwood M. Minahan



A. Murdoch N. McLeod N. Sutton (c)



BACK



South Melbourne Coach: unknown