1897 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1897 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 14 of the 1897 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts.
In the absence of George Stuckey, vice-captain Gus Kearney captained the visitors.
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), S. Geddes, A. Healing, M. Herring, E. Jenkyn, J. Leith, A. Lewis, F. McGinis, G. Moodie, G. Moysey, B. Robinson, F. Sheahan, E. Sholl, W. Steele, D. Strahan, J. Timothee, D. Wardill, B. Watson, A. Wood, C. Young
Essendon
G. Kearney (capt.), J. Anderson, F. Ball, S. Barry, H. Brown, A. Cleghorn, T. Collins, J. Darcy, C. Forbes, H. Gavin, G. Hastings, G. Martin, C. Moore, N. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, J. Park, A. Stamp, A. Sykes, N. Waugh, H. Wright
Melbourne (8.8.56) defeated Essendon (6.3.39).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Geddes, A. Lewis, F. McGinis, G. Moysey, W. Steele, D. Wardill, A. Wood, C. Young
Essendon: H. Gavin (2), S. Barry, A. Cleghorn, G. Hastings, N. Waugh
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 7 August 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 3 | (39) |
| Margin | MELB by 8 | MELB by 28 | MELB by 24 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne),
Gus Kearney
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
J. Lucas,
R. Turpenny
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geddes, Stewart | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Healing, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkyn, Edwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moysey, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Robinson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sheahan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Steele, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Strahan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Timothee, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Watson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 8 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ball, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Brown, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Darcy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Forbes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kearney, Gus (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moore, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Officer, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stamp, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sykes, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Waugh, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 3 | |||