1897 VFL Season Round 9: Carlton v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1897 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round nine of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League.
Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park.
Jimmy Aitken captained the hosts with Ernie Walton as vice-captain.
Bill Fraser captained the visitors with Dick Gibson as vice-captain.
Carlton (4.4.28) were defeated by South Melbourne (11.8.74).
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Carlton
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 3 July 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Match Results
Outcome:
Carlton
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
4.4.28 - 11.8.74
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Carlton | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 4 | (28) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Margin | CARL by 12 | SMLB by 21 | SMLB by 34 | SMLB by 46 | SMLB by 46 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Carlton
Captain: Jimmy AitkenVice-Captain: Ernie Walton
South Melbourne
Captain: Bill FraserVice-Captain: Dick Gibson
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Aitken, Jimmy (c) | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Armstrong, Bob | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Breese, Chic | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Bob | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Casey, Bill | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Chapman, Sam | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Crane, Henry | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hannah, Brook | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lyons, Jim | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Manchester, Oscar | FB | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Morgan, Harry | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Patterson, Bill | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reekie, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Roberts, Jack | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sweatman, Charlie | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walsh, Bobby | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walton, Ernie (vc) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Weir, Bill | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, Peter | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woodhouse, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 4 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Dave | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blackwood, Bill | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Burns, Allen | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Doran, Dick | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fraser, Bill (c) | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibson, Dick (vc) | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Tom | FPL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lyons, Horrie | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCartney, Charlie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dinny | RO | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Minahan, Mick | FF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Frank | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Jim | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purdy, Harry | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sigmont, Fred | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Southern, Jack | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Swannie, Archie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Waugh, Fred | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | |||
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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| BACK | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||||
| F. O'Hara | F. Sigmont | C. McCartney | C. Breese |
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| H. Crane | S. Chapman | B. Walsh | B. Cameron |
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| FORWARD | H. Morgan |
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| HALF-BACK | B. Woodhouse |
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| J. O'Hara | D. Adamson | D. Doran | J. Aitken (c) |
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| B. Hannah | C. Sweatman | J. Roberts |
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| F. Waugh | J. Southern | B. Howson |
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| B. Casey | B. Patterson | B. Armstrong | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | D. Gibson (vc) |
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| HALF-FORWARD | M. Pleass |
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| H. Lyons | B. Fraser (c) | A. Burns | H. Purdy |
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| J. Reekie | E. Walton (vc) | P. Williams | A. Swannie |
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| HALF-BACK | D. McKay |
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| T. Gilligan | M. Minahan | B. Blackwood |
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| J. Lyons | O. Manchester | B. Weir |
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| South Melbourne | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||