1897 VFL Round 13: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1897 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 13 of the 1897 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval. Bill Cleary captained the hosts. Jack Conway captained the visitors with Joe McShane as vice-captain.

Fitzroy
B. Cleary (capt.), C. Cameron, J. Dalton, A. Davidson, P. Descrimes, J. Grace, M. Grace, P. Hickey, H. James, C. Kiernan, H. McEwen, D. McKay, B. McSpeerin, G. Moriarty, A. Muirhead, H. Nolan, J. Nolan, P. Noonan, S. Reid, A. Sloan

Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), B. Barling, S. Brockwell, P. Burns, C. Coles, J. Flynn, T. Holligan, E. James, H. McShane, Jim McShane, N. Moran, J. Parkin, B. Pincott, A. Pontin, J. Quinn, T. Rankin, C. Sandford, A. Thompson, F. White

Fitzroy (2.9.21) were defeated by Geelong (5.3.33).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: P. Descrimes, M. Grace
Geelong: E. James (4), C. Coles

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 31 July 1897
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Geelong
Score: 2.9.21 - 5.3.33

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 0 . 5 0 . 6 2 . 8 2 . 9 2 . 9 (21)
Geelong 0 . 1 2 . 2 3 . 3 5 . 3 5 . 3 (33)
Margin FITZ by 4 GEEL by 8 GEEL by 1 GEEL by 12 GEEL by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Fitzroy), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Bill Cleary (Fitzroy), Jack Conway (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Joe McShane (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Crapp
Goal Umpire: F. Burton, A. Coventry

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Cleary, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Dalton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Davidson, Alex ? ? 0 ?
Descrimes, Pat ? ? 1 ?
Grace, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Grace, Mick ? ? 1 ?
Hickey, Pat ? ? 0 ?
James, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Kiernan, Chris ? ? 0 ?
McEwen, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
McKay, Dick ? ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Muirhead, Arch ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Herb ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Jerry ? ? 0 ?
Noonan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Reid, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Sloan, Alec ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 2 9

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barling, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Brockwell, Sam ? ? 0 ?
Burns, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Coles, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Conway, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
Flynn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Holligan, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
James, Eddy ? ? 4 ?
McShane, Henry ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Joe (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Moran, Ned ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Pincott, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Pontin, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Quinn, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Sandford, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
Thompson, Archie ? ? 0 ?
White, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 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

Score Timeline

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