1897 VFL Round 11: Collingwood v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1897 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 11 of the 1897 VFL season. Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park. Billy Strickland captained the hosts. Bill Fraser captained the visitors with Dick Gibson as vice-captain.

Collingwood
Back: A. Gibbs, F. Kay, B. O'Brien
Half-back: C. Dow, J. Monohan, T. Lee
Centre: C. Sime, B. Strickland (capt.), C. Pannam
Half-forward: J. Gregory, F. Leach, D. Lanigan
Forward: L. Tulloch, A. Smith, W. Gillard
Follower: G. Callesen, H. Dowdall, F. Hailwood, H. Hellwig, D. Condon

South Melbourne
Back: D. Doran, G. Williamson, F. O'Hara
Half-back: D. Adamson, C. McCartney, J. O'Hara
Centre: B. Howson, B. Fraser (capt.), J. Southern
Half-forward: J. Fleming, T. Gilligan, A. Burns
Forward: A. Swannie, M. Minahan, B. Blackwood
Follower: D. Gibson (vice-capt.), D. McKay, M. Pleass, H. Purdy, B. Windley

Collingwood (0.8.8) were defeated by South Melbourne (2.15.27).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: A. Burns, M. Minahan

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 5th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Collingwood v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 17 July 1897
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by South Melbourne
Score: 0.8.8 - 2.15.27

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 0 . 0 0 . 3 0 . 3 0 . 8 0 . 8 (8)
South Melbourne 1 . 6 1 . 12 2 . 13 2 . 15 2 . 15 (27)
Margin SMLB by 12 SMLB by 15 SMLB by 22 SMLB by 19 SMLB by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Collingwood), unknown (South Melbourne)
Captains: Billy Strickland (Collingwood), Bill Fraser (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Collingwood), Dick Gibson (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Kendall
Goal Umpire: A. Coventry, J. Elliott

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Callesen, George RU ? 0 ?
Condon, Dick RO ? 0 ?
Dow, Charlie HBFL ? 0 ?
Dowdall, Harry RU ? 0 ?
Gibbs, Arthur BPL ? 0 ?
Gillard, Wal FPR ? 0 ?
Gregory, Jim HFFL ? 0 ?
Hailwood, Frank RU ? 0 ?
Hellwig, Herman RU ? 0 ?
Kay, Fred FB ? 0 ?
Lanigan, Denis HFFR ? 0 ?
Leach, Fred CHF ? 0 ?
Lee, Tom HBFR ? 0 ?
Monohan, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
O'Brien, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
Pannam, Charlie WR ? 0 ?
Sime, Charlie WL ? 0 ?
Smith, Archie FF ? 0 ?
Strickland, Billy (c) C ? 0 ?
Tulloch, Lardie FPL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 0 8

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Dave HBFL ? 0 ?
Blackwood, Bill FPR ? 0 ?
Burns, Allen HFFR ? 1 ?
Doran, Dick BPL ? 0 ?
Fleming, Jack HFFL ? 0 ?
Fraser, Bill (c) C ? 0 ?
Gibson, Dick (vc) RU ? 0 ?
Gilligan, Tom CHF ? 0 ?
Howson, Bert WL ? 0 ?
McCartney, Charlie CHB ? 0 ?
McKay, Dinny RU ? 0 ?
Minahan, Mick FF ? 1 ?
O'Hara, Frank BPR ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
Pleass, Mick RU ? 0 ?
Purdy, Harry RU ? 0 ?
Southern, Jack WR ? 0 ?
Swannie, Archie FPL ? 0 ?
Williamson, George FB ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill RO ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 2 15

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

Player Line-Up

Collingwood Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
D. Doran G. Williamson F. O'Hara G. Callesen

W. Gillard A. Smith L. Tulloch H. Dowdall

FORWARD F. Hailwood

HALF-BACK H. Hellwig

D. Adamson C. McCartney J. O'Hara D. Condon

D. Lanigan F. Leach J. Gregory



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



B. Howson B. Fraser (c) J. Southern



C. Pannam B. Strickland (c) C. Sime FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE D. Gibson (vc)

HALF-FORWARD D. McKay

J. Fleming T. Gilligan A. Burns M. Pleass

T. Lee J. Monohan C. Dow H. Purdy

HALF-BACK B. Windley

FORWARD



A. Swannie M. Minahan B. Blackwood



B. O'Brien F. Kay A. Gibbs



BACK



South Melbourne Coach: unknown

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 SMLB 0.0.0 - ?.?.? ??:??
SMLB 0.0.0 - ?.?.? ??:??
SMLB 0.0.0 - ?.?.? ??:??
SMLB 0.0.0 - ?.?.? ??:??
SMLB 0.0.0 - ?.?.? ??:??
SMLB 0.0.0 - ?.?.? ??:??
SMLB 0.0.0 - 1.6.12 ??:??
Q2 unknown behind 0.?.? - 1.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 1.?.? ??:??
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unknown behind 0.3.3 - 1.12.18 ??:??
Q3 SMLB 0.3.3 - ?.?.? ??:??
SMLB 0.3.3 - 2.13.25 ??:??
Q4 unknown behind 0.?.? - 2.?.? ??:??
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unknown behind 0.?.? - 2.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.8.8 - 2.15.27 ??:??