1897 VFL 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 9 of the 1897 VFL season.
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
Back:
B. Weir, O. Manchester, J. Lyons
Half-back:
P. Williams, E. Walton (vice-capt.), J. Reekie
Centre:
B. Armstrong, B. Patterson, B. Casey
Half-forward:
J. Roberts, C. Sweatman, B. Hannah
Forward:
B. Walsh, S. Chapman, H. Crane
Follower:
C. Breese, B. Cameron, H. Morgan, B. Woodhouse, J. Aitken (capt.)
South Melbourne
Back:
F. O'Hara, F. Sigmont, C. McCartney
Half-back:
J. O'Hara, D. Adamson, D. Doran
Centre:
F. Waugh, J. Southern, B. Howson
Half-forward:
H. Lyons, B. Fraser (capt.), A. Burns
Forward:
T. Gilligan, M. Minahan, B. Blackwood
Follower:
D. Gibson (vice-capt.), M. Pleass, H. Purdy, A. Swannie, D. McKay
Carlton (4.4.28) were defeated by South Melbourne (11.8.74).
Goalkickers
Carlton: S. Chapman (2), O. Manchester (2)
South Melbourne: D. McKay (3), M. Minahan (3), T. Gilligan (2), B. Blackwood, A. Burns, D. Gibson
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 7th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
unknown
(Carlton),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jimmy Aitken
(Carlton),
Bill Fraser
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Ernie Walton
(Carlton),
Dick Gibson
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McCoy
Goal Umpire:
W. Bruton,
F. Franks
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 |
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| 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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| 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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| 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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