1897 VFL Round 14: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1897 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1897 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Bill Fraser captained the hosts with Dick Gibson as vice-captain.
Bill Cleary captained the visitors.
South Melbourne
Back:
G. Williamson, F. O'Hara, D. Doran
Half-back:
C. McCartney, D. Adamson, J. O'Hara
Centre:
B. Howson, B. Fraser (capt.), J. Southern
Half-forward:
A. Burns, M. Minahan, T. Gilligan
Forward:
G. Davidson, A. Swannie, B. Blackwood
Follower:
J. Fleming, D. Gibson (vice-capt.), M. Pleass, H. Purdy, D. McKay
Fitzroy
Back:
J. Robinson, A. Sloan, J. Nolan
Half-back:
B. Cleary (capt.), P. Hickey, J. Dalton
Centre:
H. McEwen, A. Muirhead, G. Moriarty
Half-forward:
H. Nolan, C. Kiernan, J. Grace
Forward:
C. Cameron, B. Sharpe, D. McKay
Follower:
P. Descrimes, M. Grace, B. McSpeerin, M. Peppard, P. Noonan
South Melbourne (3.12.30) defeated Fitzroy (4.5.29).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: M. Minahan, M. Pleass, H. Purdy
Fitzroy: D. McKay (2), B. McSpeerin (2)
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 7 August 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
3.12.30 - 4.5.29
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 10 | 3 | . | 12 | 3 | . | 12 | (30) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | (29) |
| Margin | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 6 | SMLB by 1 | SMLB by 1 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bill Fraser
(South Melbourne),
Bill Cleary
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Dick Gibson
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McCoy
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
J. Rickard
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Adamson, Dave | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blackwood, Bill | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Allen | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davidson, George | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Doran, Dick | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fleming, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fraser, Bill (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibson, Dick (vc) | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Tom | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCartney, Charlie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dinny | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Minahan, Mick | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Frank | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Purdy, Harry | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Southern, Jack | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Swannie, Archie | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williamson, George | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Cameron, Charlie | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleary, Bill (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Descrimes, Pat | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Jim | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hickey, Pat | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McEwen, Hugh | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dick | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill | RU | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Geoff | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Muirhead, Arch | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Herb | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Jerry | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Noonan, Paddy | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Peppard, Mick | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robinson, James | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sloan, Alec | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 5 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| J. Robinson | A. Sloan | J. Nolan | J. Fleming |
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| B. Blackwood | A. Swannie | G. Davidson | D. Gibson (vc) |
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| FORWARD | M. Pleass |
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| HALF-BACK | H. Purdy |
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| B. Cleary (c) | P. Hickey | J. Dalton | D. McKay |
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| T. Gilligan | M. Minahan | A. Burns |
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| H. McEwen | A. Muirhead | G. Moriarty |
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| J. Southern | B. Fraser (c) | B. Howson | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | P. Descrimes |
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| HALF-FORWARD | M. Grace |
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| H. Nolan | C. Kiernan | J. Grace | B. McSpeerin |
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| J. O'Hara | D. Adamson | C. McCartney | M. Peppard |
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| HALF-BACK | P. Noonan |
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| C. Cameron | B. Sharpe | D. McKay |
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| D. Doran | F. O'Hara | G. Williamson |
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| Fitzroy | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||