1897 VFL Round 14: Geelong v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1897 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 14 of the 1897 VFL season. Geelong hosted St Kilda at Corio Oval. Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain. Billy Shaw captained the visitors with Harry Aylwin as vice-captain.

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

St Kilda
B. Shaw (capt.), H. Aylwin (vice-capt.), B. Beggs, M. Blake, M. Conniff, D. Dunne, T. Hall, A. Hay, J. Hogan, C. Howell, B. Matthews, G. McLeod, T. McNamara, A. Middleton, J. O'Grady, S. Phillips, G. Rutherford, R. Stewart, F. Whitelaw, G. Wilson

Geelong (14.12.96) defeated St Kilda (3.0.18).

Goalkickers
Geelong: E. James (3), J. McShane (3), F. White (3), P. Burns (2), C. Coles, J. Quinn, T. Rankin
St Kilda: J. Hogan, F. Whitelaw, G. Wilson

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Geelong v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 7 August 1897
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. St Kilda
Score: 14.12.96 - 3.0.18

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 4 5 . 4 10 . 8 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
St Kilda 1 . 0 2 . 0 3 . 0 3 . 0 3 . 0 (18)
Margin GEEL by 22 GEEL by 22 GEEL by 50 GEEL by 78 GEEL by 78
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Geelong), unknown (St Kilda)
Captains: Jack Conway (Geelong), Billy Shaw (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: Joe McShane (Geelong), Harry Aylwin (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Carter
Goal Umpire: F. Franks, D. Shine

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barling, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Burns, Peter ? ? 2 ?
Coles, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Conway, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
Flynn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Holligan, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
James, Eddy ? ? 3 ?
Maguire, Tom ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Henry ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Joe (vc) ? ? 3 ?
Moran, Ned ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Pincott, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Pontin, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Quinn, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 1 ?
Sandford, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
Thompson, Archie ? ? 0 ?
White, Fred ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 12

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Aylwin, Harry (vc) ? ? 0 0
Beggs, Billy ? ? 0 0
Blake, Mick ? ? 0 0
Conniff, Matt ? ? 0 0
Dunne, Danny ? ? 0 0
Hall, Ted ? ? 0 0
Hay, Algy ? ? 0 0
Hogan, Joe ? ? 1 0
Howell, Charlie ? ? 0 0
Matthews, Bill ? ? 0 0
McLeod, George ? ? 0 0
McNamara, Tom ? ? 0 0
Middleton, Arthur ? ? 0 0
O'Grady, Joe ? ? 0 0
Phillips, Syd ? ? 0 0
Rutherford, George ? ? 0 0
Shaw, Billy (c) ? ? 0 0
Stewart, Reg ? ? 0 0
Whitelaw, Fred ? ? 1 0
Wilson, Gillie ? ? 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 3 0

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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