1897 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1897 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 9 of the 1897 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Cleary captained the hosts with Sam McMichael as vice-captain.
Billy Shaw captained the visitors with Harry Aylwin as vice-captain.
Fitzroy
B. Cleary (capt.), S. McMichael (vice-capt.), C. Cameron, J. Dalton, P. Descrimes, J. Grace, M. Grace, P. Hickey, E. Jenkins, J. Kerrigan, C. Kiernan, D. McKay, B. McSpeerin, D. Moriarty, A. Muirhead, J. Nolan, M. Peppard, S. Reid, B. Sharpe, H. Yager
St Kilda
B. Shaw (capt.), H. Aylwin (vice-capt.), B. Ahern, B. Beggs, G. Blake, M. Blake, C. Cox, H. Duigan, D. Dunne, T. Hall, J. Hogan, B. Matthews, T. McNamara, G. Morrison, J. O'Grady, S. Phillips, E. Stewart, F. Stewart, R. Stewart, F. Whitelaw
Fitzroy (9.21.75) defeated St Kilda (2.6.18).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Grace (2), C. Kiernan (2), B. McSpeerin (2), C. Cameron, B. Cleary, M. Grace
St Kilda: B. Ahern, D. Dunne
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 3 July 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 21 | 9 | . | 21 | (75) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 6 | (18) |
| Margin | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 30 | FITZ by 49 | FITZ by 57 | FITZ by 57 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Bill Cleary
(Fitzroy),
Billy Shaw
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Sam McMichael
(Fitzroy),
Harry Aylwin
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Carter
Goal Umpire:
F. Burton,
J. Elliott
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cleary, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Dalton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Descrimes, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hickey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kerrigan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McKay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McMichael, Sam (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Muirhead, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Jerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Peppard, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reid, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Yager, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 21 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahern, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Aylwin, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beggs, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blake, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cox, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Duigan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dunne, Danny | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hall, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hogan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Matthews, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Morrison, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Grady, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Phillips, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shaw, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Whitelaw, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 2 | 6 | |||