1897 VFL Round-Robin Final 1: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1897 between Geelong and Essendon during the first round-robin final round of the 1897 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval.
Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
George Stuckey captained the visitors with Gus Kearney as vice-captain.
Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), S. Brockwell, P. Burns, C. Coles, J. Flynn, T. Holligan, E. James, T. Maguire, F. McCallum, H. McShane, Jim McShane, J. Parkin, B. Pincott, A. Pontin, J. Quinn, T. Rankin, A. Thompson, F. White, H. Young
Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), G. Kearney (vice-capt.), J. Anderson, S. Barry, C. Campbell, A. Cleghorn, T. Collins, E. Croft, C. Forbes, H. Gavin, J. Groves, G. Hastings, T. Kinnear, G. Martin, N. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, A. Sykes, G. Vautin, N. Waugh, H. Wright
Geelong (3.11.29) were defeated by Essendon (5.5.35).
Goalkickers
Geelong: E. James, J. Quinn, F. White
Essendon: T. Collins (2), C. Campbell, A. Cleghorn, H. Wright
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round-Robin Final 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1897
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
5,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 5 | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 10 | 3 | . | 11 | 3 | . | 11 | (29) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | (35) |
| Margin | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 12 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jack Conway
(Geelong),
George Stuckey
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Joe McShane
(Geelong),
Gus Kearney
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
F. Burton,
C. Thomas
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockwell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Conway, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Flynn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Eddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Maguire, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pontin, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| White, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Young, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Campbell, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Croft, Edgar | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Forbes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Groves, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kearney, Gus (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kinnear, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Officer, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stuckey, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sykes, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Vautin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Waugh, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 5 | |||