1897 VFL Round 8: St Kilda v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1897 between St Kilda and Collingwood during round 8 of the 1897 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval. Billy Shaw captained the hosts with Harry Aylwin as vice-captain. Billy Strickland captained the visitors.

St Kilda
B. Shaw (capt.), H. Aylwin (vice-capt.), B. Ahern, G. Blake, M. Blake, D. Collins, H. Duigan, D. Dunne, A. Hay, C. Howell, B. Matthews, G. McLeod, T. McNamara, J. O'Grady, S. Phillips, E. Stewart, F. Stewart, R. Stewart, B. Turner, F. Whitelaw

Collingwood
B. Strickland (capt.), G. Callesen, D. Condon, C. Dow, H. Dowdall, J. Dowdall, D. Flaherty, A. Gibbs, W. Gillard, J. Gregory, F. Hailwood, D. Lanigan, R. McDonald, J. Monohan, B. O'Brien, C. Pannam, T. Paterson, C. Sime, A. Smith, L. Tulloch

St Kilda (4.5.29) were defeated by Collingwood (7.11.53).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: D. Dunne (2), R. Stewart (2)
Collingwood: W. Gillard (2), F. Hailwood (2), A. Smith (2), H. Dowdall

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: St Kilda v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 26 June 1897
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Junction Oval

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Collingwood
Score: 4.5.29 - 7.11.53

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 0 . 3 2 . 5 4 . 5 4 . 5 4 . 5 (29)
Collingwood 1 . 3 3 . 5 4 . 8 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Margin COLL by 6 COLL by 6 COLL by 3 COLL by 24 COLL by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (St Kilda), unknown (Collingwood)
Captains: Billy Shaw (St Kilda), Billy Strickland (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Harry Aylwin (St Kilda), unknown (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Hood
Goal Umpire: W. Bruton, A. Coventry

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Ahern, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Aylwin, Harry (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Blake, George ? ? 0 ?
Blake, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Duigan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Dunne, Danny ? ? 2 ?
Hay, Algy ? ? 0 ?
Howell, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
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 ? ? 2 ?
Turner, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Whitelaw, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 5

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Callesen, George ? ? 0 ?
Condon, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Dow, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Dowdall, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Dowdall, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Flaherty, Danny ? ? 0 ?
Gibbs, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Gillard, Wal ? ? 2 ?
Gregory, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Hailwood, Frank ? ? 2 ?
Lanigan, Denis ? ? 0 ?
McDonald, Rhoda ? ? 0 ?
Monohan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
O'Brien, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Paterson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Sime, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Archie ? ? 2 ?
Strickland, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Tulloch, Lardie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 11

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