1897 VFL Round 9: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1897 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1897 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Ned Sutton captained the visitors.
Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), B. Barling, S. Brockwell, P. Burns, C. Coles, J. Flynn, T. Holligan, E. James, T. Maguire, F. McCallum, Jim McShane, J. Parkin, B. Pincott, A. Pontin, J. Quinn, T. Rankin, C. Sandford, A. Thompson, H. Young
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), H. Fry, A. Healing, M. Herring, E. Jenkyn, J. Leith, A. Lewis, L. Massey, B. McCulloch, F. McGinis, N. McLeod, H. Mitchell, G. Moodie, G. Moysey, F. Sheahan, D. Strahan, D. Wardill, B. Watson, A. Wood, C. Young
Geelong (1.9.15) defeated Melbourne (0.10.10).
Goalkickers
Geelong: E. James
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 3 July 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 0 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 6 | 1 | . | 9 | 1 | . | 9 | (15) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 4 | 0 | . | 7 | 0 | . | 9 | 0 | . | 10 | 0 | . | 10 | (10) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Conway
(Geelong),
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Joe McShane
(Geelong),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Hood
Goal Umpire:
A. Coventry,
D. Shine
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barling, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brockwell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Conway, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Flynn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Eddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Maguire, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pontin, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sandford, Cecil | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 1 | 9 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fry, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Healing, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkyn, Edwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Massey, Lew | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCulloch, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mitchell, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moysey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sheahan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strahan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Watson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 0 | 10 | |||
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 50sScore Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | unknown behind | 0.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | |
| unknown behind | 0.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| unknown behind | 0.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| unknown behind | 0.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| unknown behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.4.4 | ??:?? | ||
| Q2 | ?.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| ?.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| ?.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| ?.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| ?.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | |||
| 1.3.9 | - | 0.7.7 | ??:?? | |||
| Q3 | unknown behind | 1.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | |
| unknown behind | 1.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| unknown behind | 1.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| unknown behind | 1.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| unknown behind | 1.6.12 | - | 0.9.9 | ??:?? | ||
| Q4 | unknown behind | 1.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | |
| unknown behind | 1.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| unknown behind | 1.?.? | - | 0.?.? | ??:?? | ||
| unknown behind | 1.9.15 | - | 0.10.10 | ??:?? | ||