This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1897 between Melbourne and Essendon during round fourteen of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at the MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts.
In the absence of George Stuckey, vice-captain Gus Kearney captained the visitors.
Melbourne (8.8.56) defeated Essendon (6.3.39).
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 7 August 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
8.8.56 - 6.3.39
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
|
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