1897 VFL Round 12: Fitzroy v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1897 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 12 of the 1897 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Cleary captained the hosts with Sam McMichael as vice-captain.
Billy Strickland captained the visitors with Bill Proudfoot as vice-captain.
Fitzroy
B. Cleary (capt.), S. McMichael (vice-capt.), T. Banks, P. Descrimes, J. Grace, M. Grace, P. Hickey, C. Kiernan, H. McEwen, B. McSpeerin, D. Moriarty, G. Moriarty, A. Muirhead, H. Nolan, J. Nolan, P. Noonan, M. Peppard, S. Reid, B. Sharpe, A. Sloan
Collingwood
B. Strickland (capt.), B. Proudfoot (vice-capt.), G. Callesen, D. Condon, C. Dow, A. Gibbs, J. Gregory, F. Hailwood, F. Kay, D. Lanigan, F. Leach, T. Lee, J. Monohan, B. O'Brien, C. Pannam, C. Sime, A. Smith, A. Tame, L. Tulloch, G. Williams
Fitzroy (4.4.28) were defeated by Collingwood (3.17.35).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Kiernan (2), M. Grace, D. Moriarty
Collingwood: D. Lanigan (2), F. Kay
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 24 July 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
4.4.28 - 3.17.35
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 4 | (28) |
| Collingwood | 0 | . | 3 | 0 | . | 9 | 2 | . | 16 | 3 | . | 17 | 3 | . | 17 | (35) |
| Margin | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 11 | COLL by 7 | COLL by 7 | COLL by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Bill Cleary
(Fitzroy),
Billy Strickland
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Sam McMichael
(Fitzroy),
Bill Proudfoot
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McCoy
Goal Umpire:
F. Franks,
J. Rickard
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banks, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleary, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Descrimes, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hickey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McEwen, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McMichael, Sam (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Muirhead, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Jerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Noonan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Peppard, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reid, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sloan, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 4 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callesen, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Condon, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dow, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibbs, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gregory, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hailwood, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kay, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lanigan, Denis | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Leach, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monohan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Brien, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pannam, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Proudfoot, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sime, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strickland, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tame, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tulloch, Lardie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 17 | |||