1897 VFL Season Round 11: Carlton v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1897 between Carlton and Geelong during round eleven of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park. Jimmy Aitken captained the hosts with Ernie Walton as vice-captain. Jack Conway captained the visitors with Joe McShane as vice-captain.

Carlton (2.4.16) were defeated by Geelong (9.12.66).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Carlton v Geelong
Date: Saturday 17 July 1897
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Princes Park

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Geelong
Score: 2.4.16 - 9.12.66

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Carlton	0	.	1	1	.	1	2	.	2	2	.	4	2	.	4	(16)
Geelong	0	.	5	4	.	7	6	.	11	9	.	12	9	.	12	(66)
Margin	GEEL by 4			GEEL by 24			GEEL by 33			GEEL by 50			GEEL by 50
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: Jimmy Aitken
Vice-Captain: Ernie Walton

Geelong

Captain: Jack Conway
Vice-Captain: Joe McShane

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

I. Crapp

Goal Umpires

G. Clapham
J. Lucas

Player Statistics

Carlton

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
	Aitken, Jimmy (c)	?	?	0	?
	Armstrong, Bob	?	?	0	?
	Breese, Chic	?	?	0	?
	Buck, Otto	?	?	0	?
	Caffery, Jim	?	?	1	?
	Cameron, Bob	?	?	0	?
	Casey, Bill	?	?	0	?
	Chapman, Sam	?	?	0	?
	Crane, Henry	?	?	0	?
	Frost, Jack	?	?	0	?
	Hannah, Brook	?	?	0	?
	Lowenthal, Herbie	?	?	0	?
	Manchester, Oscar	?	?	0	?
	Morgan, Harry	?	?	0	?
	Reekie, Jack	?	?	0	?
	Reid, Sam	?	?	0	?
	Roberts, Jack	?	?	0	?
	Sweatman, Charlie	?	?	0	?
	Walsh, Bobby	?	?	1	?
	Walton, Ernie (vc)	?	?	0	?
Rushed					?
Total (20 players)				2	4

Geelong

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
	Armstrong, Mac	?	?	0	?
	Barling, Bert	?	?	0	?
	Brockwell, Sam	?	?	0	?
	Burns, Peter	?	?	0	?
	Coles, Charlie	?	?	1	?
	Conway, Jack (c)	?	?	0	?
	Flynn, Jim	?	?	0	?
	Holligan, Teddy	?	?	1	?
	McCallum, Firth	?	?	0	?
	McShane, Henry	?	?	0	?
	McShane, Jim	?	?	1	?
	McShane, Joe (vc)	?	?	1	?
	Parkin, Jack	?	?	0	?
	Pontin, Alf	?	?	0	?
	Quinn, Jack	?	?	1	?
	Rankin, Teddy	?	?	0	?
	Sandford, Cecil	?	?	0	?
	Thompson, Archie	?	?	0	?
	White, Fred	?	?	3	?
	Young, Henry	?	?	1	?
Rushed					?
Total (20 players)				9	12

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

Score Timeline

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1897 VFL Season

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