1897 VFL Season 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 twelve of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (5.2.32) were defeated by Geelong (6.8.44).
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 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Bill FraserVice-Captain: Dick Gibson
Geelong
Captain: Jack ConwayVice-Captain: Joe McShane
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| BACK | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||