1897 VFL 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 8 of the 1897 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts.
Bill Fraser captained the visitors with Dick Gibson as vice-captain.
Melbourne
Back:
N. Sutton (capt.), N. McLeod, A. Murdoch
Half-back:
A. Healing, A. Wood, M. Herring
Centre:
F. Sheahan, T. Crawford, A. Lewis
Half-forward:
J. Leith, G. Moysey, H. Mitchell
Forward:
J. Godby, C. Young, E. Jenkyn
Follower:
B. McCulloch, G. Moodie, B. Robinson, D. Wardill, F. McGinis
South Melbourne
Back:
C. McCartney, F. O'Hara, D. Doran
Half-back:
E. Toms, D. Adamson, J. O'Hara
Centre:
J. Southern, F. Waugh, B. Howson
Half-forward:
H. Lyons, B. Fraser (capt.), A. Burns
Forward:
T. Gilligan, B. Blackwood, M. Minahan
Follower:
D. Gibson (vice-capt.), D. McKay, M. Pleass, A. Swannie, B. Windley
Melbourne (3.2.20) were defeated by South Melbourne (11.7.73).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. McGinis, G. Moysey, D. Wardill
South Melbourne: B. Blackwood (2), T. Gilligan (2), H. Lyons (2), M. Minahan (2), B. Fraser, D. McKay, M. Pleass
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne),
Bill Fraser
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Dick Gibson
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
F. Burton,
J. Elliott
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 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 |
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| 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| C. McCartney | F. O'Hara | D. Doran | B. McCulloch |
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| E. Jenkyn | C. Young | J. Godby | G. Moodie |
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| FORWARD | B. Robinson |
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| HALF-BACK | D. Wardill |
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| E. Toms | D. Adamson | J. O'Hara | F. McGinis |
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| H. Mitchell | G. Moysey | J. Leith |
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| J. Southern | F. Waugh | B. Howson |
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| A. Lewis | T. Crawford | F. Sheahan | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | D. Gibson (vc) |
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| HALF-FORWARD | D. McKay |
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| H. Lyons | B. Fraser (c) | A. Burns | M. Pleass |
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| M. Herring | A. Wood | A. Healing | A. Swannie |
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| HALF-BACK | B. Windley |
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| T. Gilligan | B. Blackwood | M. Minahan |
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| A. Murdoch | N. McLeod | N. Sutton (c) |
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| South Melbourne | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||