1897 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1897 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 10 of the 1897 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts.
Bill Cleary captained the visitors with Sam McMichael as vice-captain.
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), A. Healing, M. Herring, E. Jenkyn, G. Johnstone, J. Leith, A. Lewis, L. Massey, B. McCulloch, F. McGinis, N. McLeod, H. Mitchell, G. Moodie, G. Moysey, F. Sheahan, W. Steele, D. Strahan, D. Wardill, A. Wood, C. Young
Fitzroy
B. Cleary (capt.), S. McMichael (vice-capt.), C. Cameron, T. Curran, J. Dalton, A. Davidson, P. Descrimes, M. Grace, P. Hickey, J. Kerrigan, C. Kiernan, B. McSpeerin, D. Moriarty, G. Moriarty, J. Nolan, P. Noonan, M. Peppard, S. Reid, B. Sharpe, T. Staniland
Melbourne (8.5.53) defeated Fitzroy (3.8.26).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: W. Steele (3), C. Young (2), J. Leith, B. McCulloch, F. McGinis
Fitzroy: P. Descrimes, C. Kiernan, T. Staniland
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 10 July 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | (53) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 8 | (26) |
| Margin | MELB by 25 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne),
Bill Cleary
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Sam McMichael
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
J. Rickard,
R. Turpenny
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 | |||