1897 VFL Round 11: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1897 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 11 of the 1897 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at East Melbourne.
George Stuckey captained the hosts with Gus Kearney as vice-captain.
Bill Cleary captained the visitors with Sam McMichael as vice-captain.
Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), G. Kearney (vice-capt.), J. Anderson, S. Barry, A. Cleghorn, M. Collins, T. Collins, E. Croft, C. Forbes, H. Gavin, J. Groves, T. Kinnear, A. Leach, G. Martin, N. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, A. Sykes, G. Vautin, N. Waugh, H. Wright
Fitzroy
B. Cleary (capt.), S. McMichael (vice-capt.), C. Cameron, J. Dalton, A. Davidson, P. Descrimes, J. Grace, M. Grace, P. Hickey, E. Jenkins, J. Kerrigan, H. McEwen, D. Moriarty, G. Moriarty, J. Nolan, P. Noonan, M. Peppard, S. Reid, B. Sharpe, A. Sloan
Essendon (9.8.62) defeated Fitzroy (4.6.30).
Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Gavin (3), G. Kearney (2), N. Waugh (2), E. Croft, C. Forbes
Fitzroy: M. Grace (2), J. Grace, E. Jenkins
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 17 July 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 6 | (30) |
| Margin | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
George Stuckey
(Essendon),
Bill Cleary
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Gus Kearney
(Essendon),
Sam McMichael
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Hood
Goal Umpire:
F. Burton,
W. Goer
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Croft, Edgar | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Forbes, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Groves, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kearney, Gus (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leach, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Officer, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sykes, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Vautin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Waugh, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleary, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davidson, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Descrimes, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Hickey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kerrigan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McEwen, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McMichael, Sam (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Jerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Noonan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Peppard, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reid, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sloan, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 6 | |||