1897 VFL Round 12: Carlton v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1897 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1897 VFL season. Carlton "hosted" Melbourne at MCG. Jimmy Aitken captained the hosts with Ernie Walton as vice-captain. Ned Sutton captained the visitors.

Carlton
J. Aitken (capt.), E. Walton (vice-capt.), C. Breese, O. Buck, J. Caffery, B. Casey, S. Chapman, H. Dunne, J. Frost, B. Hannah, J. Lyons, H. Morgan, W. O'Cock, J. Reekie, J. Roberts, C. Sweatman, B. Walsh, B. Weir, P. Williams, B. Woodhouse

Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), S. Geddes, E. Jenkyn, J. Leith, A. Lewis, L. Massey, F. McGinis, N. McLeod, H. Mitchell, G. Moodie, G. Moysey, J. Russell, F. Sheahan, E. Sholl, W. Steele, D. Strahan, J. Timothee, D. Wardill, A. Wood, C. Young

Carlton (2.6.18) were defeated by Melbourne (5.16.46).

Goalkickers
Carlton: W. O'Cock (2)
Melbourne: J. Leith (2), J. Russell, W. Steele, J. Timothee

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 7th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Carlton v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 July 1897
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Melbourne
Score: 2.6.18 - 5.16.46

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 1 2 . 4 2 . 4 2 . 6 2 . 6 (18)
Melbourne 2 . 0 3 . 6 5 . 11 5 . 16 5 . 16 (46)
Margin MELB by 5 MELB by 8 MELB by 25 MELB by 28 MELB by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Carlton), unknown (Melbourne)
Captains: Jimmy Aitken (Carlton), Ned Sutton (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Ernie Walton (Carlton), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Keenan
Goal Umpire: W. Bruton, J. Elliott

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Aitken, Jimmy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Breese, Chic ? ? 0 ?
Buck, Otto ? ? 0 ?
Caffery, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Casey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Chapman, Sam ? ? 0 ?
Dunne, Henry ? ? 0 ?
Frost, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Hannah, Brook ? ? 0 ?
Lyons, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Morgan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
O'Cock, Wally ? ? 2 ?
Reekie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Roberts, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sweatman, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Walsh, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
Walton, Ernie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Weir, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Williams, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Woodhouse, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 2 6

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Geddes, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
Jenkyn, Edwin ? ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Lewis, Austin ? ? 0 ?
Massey, Lew ? ? 0 ?
McGinis, Fred ? ? 0 ?
McLeod, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Mitchell, Henry ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Moysey, George ? ? 0 ?
Russell, Jimmy ? ? 1 ?
Sheahan, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Sholl, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
Steele, Wally ? ? 1 ?
Strahan, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Sutton, Ned (c) ? ? 0 ?
Timothee, John ? ? 1 ?
Wardill, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Wood, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 16

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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