1897 VFL Round 12: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1897 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 12 of the 1897 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Bill Fraser captained the hosts with Dick Gibson as vice-captain.
Jack Conway captained the visitors with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
South Melbourne
Back:
D. Doran, F. O'Hara, G. Williamson
Half-back:
C. McCartney, D. Adamson, J. O'Hara
Centre:
B. Howson, B. Fraser (capt.), J. Southern
Half-forward:
J. Fleming, A. Burns, G. Davidson
Forward:
T. Gilligan, B. Blackwood, A. Swannie
Follower:
D. Gibson (vice-capt.), D. McKay, M. Pleass, H. Purdy, B. Windley
Geelong
Back:
B. Pincott, P. Burns, A. Thompson
Half-back:
H. McShane, J. Conway (capt.), A. Pontin
Centre:
S. Brockwell, F. McCallum, M. Armstrong
Half-forward:
T. Holligan, E. James, J. Flynn
Forward:
C. Coles, J. Quinn, F. White
Follower:
Jim McShane, Joe McShane (vice-capt.), J. Parkin, H. Young, T. Rankin
South Melbourne (5.2.32) were defeated by Geelong (6.8.44).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Blackwood (2), D. McKay, A. Swannie, B. Windley
Geelong: F. White (2), C. Coles, E. James, J. McShane, J. Quinn
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 24 July 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
5.2.32 - 6.8.44
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | (32) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | GEEL by 15 | SMLB by 2 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 12 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bill Fraser
(South Melbourne),
Jack Conway
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Dick Gibson
(South Melbourne),
Joe McShane
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Hood
Goal Umpire:
F. Burton,
A. Coventry
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Adamson, Dave | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blackwood, Bill | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Burns, Allen | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davidson, George | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Doran, Dick | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fleming, Jack | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fraser, Bill (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibson, Dick (vc) | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Tom | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCartney, Charlie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dinny | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Frank | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purdy, Harry | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Southern, Jack | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Swannie, Archie | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Williamson, George | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 2 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Armstrong, Mac | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brockwell, Sam | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Peter | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Conway, Jack (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Flynn, Jim | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Eddy | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Henry | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Jim | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (vc) | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Parkin, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Billy | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pontin, Alf | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Quinn, Jack | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Archie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| White, Fred | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Young, Henry | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 8 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| B. Pincott | P. Burns | A. Thompson | D. Gibson (vc) |
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| A. Swannie | B. Blackwood | T. Gilligan | D. McKay |
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| FORWARD | M. Pleass |
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| HALF-BACK | H. Purdy |
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| H. McShane | J. Conway (c) | A. Pontin | B. Windley |
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| G. Davidson | A. Burns | J. Fleming |
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| S. Brockwell | F. McCallum | M. Armstrong |
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| J. Southern | B. Fraser (c) | B. Howson | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | J. McShane |
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| HALF-FORWARD | J. McShane (vc) |
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| T. Holligan | E. James | J. Flynn | J. Parkin |
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| J. O'Hara | D. Adamson | C. McCartney | H. Young |
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| HALF-BACK | T. Rankin |
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| C. Coles | J. Quinn | F. White |
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| G. Williamson | F. O'Hara | D. Doran |
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| Geelong | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||