1897 VFL Round 13: Essendon v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1897 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 13 of the 1897 VFL season. Essendon hosted South Melbourne at East Melbourne. George Stuckey captained the hosts with Gus Kearney as vice-captain. Bill Fraser captained the visitors with Dick Gibson as vice-captain.

Essendon
Back: T. Kinnear, N. Officer, M. Collins
Half-back: G. Stuckey (capt.), J. Anderson, G. Martin
Centre: J. Groves, H. Wright, G. Vautin
Half-forward: A. Sykes, T. Collins, C. Moore
Forward: E. Croft, H. Gavin, N. Waugh
Follower: A. Cleghorn, C. Forbes, G. Kearney (vice-capt.), P. O'Loughlin, S. Barry

South Melbourne
Back: D. Doran, F. O'Hara, G. Williamson
Half-back: C. McCartney, D. Adamson, J. O'Hara
Centre: J. Southern, B. Fraser (capt.), B. Howson
Half-forward: A. Burns, T. Gilligan, H. Purdy
Forward: M. Minahan, F. Sigmont, A. Swannie
Follower: J. Fleming, D. Gibson (vice-capt.), D. McKay, M. Pleass, B. Windley

Essendon (8.1.49) defeated South Melbourne (6.9.45).

Goalkickers
Essendon: N. Waugh (4), T. Collins, G. Kearney, C. Moore, A. Sykes
South Melbourne: A. Burns (2), D. Adamson, D. McKay, M. Minahan, A. Swannie

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Essendon v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 31 July 1897
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. South Melbourne
Score: 8.1.49 - 6.9.45

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 0 5 . 0 5 . 1 8 . 1 8 . 1 (49)
South Melbourne 2 . 2 4 . 2 6 . 7 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Margin ESSE by 4 ESSE by 4 SMLB by 12 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (South Melbourne)
Captains: George Stuckey (Essendon), Bill Fraser (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Gus Kearney (Essendon), Dick Gibson (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. McCoy
Goal Umpire: G. Clapham, F. Franks

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim CHB ? 0 ?
Barry, Son RO ? 0 ?
Cleghorn, Arthur RU ? 0 ?
Collins, Maurie BPR ? 0 ?
Collins, Tod CHF ? 1 ?
Croft, Edgar FPL ? 0 ?
Forbes, Charlie RU ? 0 ?
Gavin, Hugh FF ? 0 ?
Groves, Joe WL ? 0 ?
Kearney, Gus (vc) RU ? 1 ?
Kinnear, Ted BPL ? 0 ?
Martin, George HBFR ? 0 ?
Moore, Charlie HFFR ? 1 ?
Officer, Ned FB ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Pat RU ? 0 ?
Stuckey, George (c) HBFL ? 0 ?
Sykes, Archie HFFL ? 1 ?
Vautin, George WR ? 0 ?
Waugh, Norm FPR ? 4 ?
Wright, Harry C ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 1

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Dave CHB ? 1 ?
Burns, Allen HFFL ? 2 ?
Doran, Dick BPL ? 0 ?
Fleming, Jack RU ? 0 ?
Fraser, Bill (c) C ? 0 ?
Gibson, Dick (vc) RU ? 0 ?
Gilligan, Tom CHF ? 0 ?
Howson, Bert WR ? 0 ?
McCartney, Charlie HBFL ? 0 ?
McKay, Dinny RU ? 1 ?
Minahan, Mick FPL ? 1 ?
O'Hara, Frank FB ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
Pleass, Mick RU ? 0 ?
Purdy, Harry HFFR ? 0 ?
Sigmont, Fred FF ? 0 ?
Southern, Jack WL ? 0 ?
Swannie, Archie FPR ? 1 ?
Williamson, George BPR ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill RO ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 9

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

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
D. Doran F. O'Hara G. Williamson A. Cleghorn

N. Waugh H. Gavin E. Croft C. Forbes

FORWARD G. Kearney (vc)

HALF-BACK P. O'Loughlin

C. McCartney D. Adamson J. O'Hara S. Barry

C. Moore T. Collins A. Sykes



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



J. Southern B. Fraser (c) B. Howson



G. Vautin H. Wright J. Groves FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE J. Fleming

HALF-FORWARD D. Gibson (vc)

A. Burns T. Gilligan H. Purdy D. McKay

G. Martin J. Anderson G. Stuckey (c) M. Pleass

HALF-BACK B. Windley

FORWARD



M. Minahan F. Sigmont A. Swannie



M. Collins N. Officer T. Kinnear



BACK



South Melbourne Coach: unknown

Score Timeline

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