This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1897 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round ten of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts.
Bill Cleary captained the visitors with Sam McMichael as vice-captain.
Melbourne (8.5.53) defeated Fitzroy (3.8.26).
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 10 July 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
8.5.53 - 3.8.26
Player Statistics
Melbourne
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Healing, Alf
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Herring, Maurie
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Jenkyn, Edwin
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Johnstone, George
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Leith, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Lewis, Austin
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Massey, Lew
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
McCulloch, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
McGinis, Fred
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
McLeod, Norm
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Mitchell, Henry
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Moodie, George
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Moysey, George
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Sheahan, Fred
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Steele, Wally
|
?
|
?
|
3
|
?
|
|
|
Strahan, Dave
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Sutton, Ned
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Wardill, Dick
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Wood, Alf
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Young, Charlie
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(20 players)
|
8
|
5
|
Fitzroy
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Cameron, Charlie
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Cleary, Bill
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Curran, Tim
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Dalton, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Davidson, Alex
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Descrimes, Pat
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Grace, Mick
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Hickey, Pat
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Kerrigan, Joe
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Kiernan, Chris
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
McMichael, Sam
(vc)
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
McSpeerin, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Moriarty, Dan
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Moriarty, Geoff
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Nolan, Jerry
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Noonan, Paddy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Peppard, Mick
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Reid, Stan
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Sharpe, Bert
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Staniland, Ted
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(20 players)
|
3
|
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 50s