1897 VFL Round 12: Essendon v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1897 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 12 of the 1897 VFL season. Essendon hosted St Kilda at East Melbourne. George Stuckey captained the hosts with Gus Kearney as vice-captain. In the absence of Billy Shaw, vice-captain Harry Aylwin captained the visitors.

Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), G. Kearney (vice-capt.), J. Anderson, S. Barry, A. Cleghorn, M. Collins, T. Collins, C. Forbes, J. Groves, T. Kinnear, A. Leach, G. Martin, G. Officer, N. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, A. Stamp, A. Sykes, G. Vautin, N. Waugh, H. Wright

St Kilda
H. Aylwin (capt.), B. Ahern, B. Beggs, M. Blake, D. Collins, E. Dunne, T. Hall, J. Hogan, C. Howell, B. Matthews, G. McLeod, T. McNamara, M. O'Hagan, S. Phillips, G. Rutherford, E. Staines, E. Stewart, F. Stewart, R. Stewart, F. Whitelaw

Essendon (13.16.94) defeated St Kilda (0.3.3).

Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Cleghorn (4), G. Kearney (2), A. Leach (2), N. Waugh (2), S. Barry, G. Officer, H. Wright

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Essendon v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 24 July 1897
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. St Kilda
Score: 13.16.94 - 0.3.3

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 6 7 . 8 9 . 11 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
St Kilda 0 . 0 0 . 2 0 . 2 0 . 3 0 . 3 (3)
Margin ESSE by 24 ESSE by 48 ESSE by 63 ESSE by 91 ESSE by 91
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (St Kilda)
Captains: George Stuckey (Essendon), Harry Aylwin (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: Gus Kearney (Essendon), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Carter
Goal Umpire: W. Goer, C. Thomas

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Barry, Son ? ? 1 ?
Cleghorn, Arthur ? ? 4 ?
Collins, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Tod ? ? 0 ?
Forbes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Groves, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Kearney, Gus (vc) ? ? 2 ?
Kinnear, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Leach, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
Martin, George ? ? 0 ?
Officer, Gus ? ? 1 ?
Officer, Ned ? ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Stamp, Alby ? ? 0 ?
Stuckey, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
Sykes, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Vautin, George ? ? 0 ?
Waugh, Norm ? ? 2 ?
Wright, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 16

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Ahern, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Aylwin, Harry (ac) ? ? 0 ?
Beggs, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Blake, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Dunne, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Hall, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Hogan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Howell, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Matthews, Bill ? ? 0 ?
McLeod, George ? ? 0 ?
McNamara, Tom ? ? 0 ?
O'Hagan, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Phillips, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Rutherford, George ? ? 0 ?
Staines, Emery ? ? 0 ?
Stewart, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Stewart, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Stewart, Reg ? ? 0 ?
Whitelaw, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 0 3

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