1897 VFL Round-Robin Final 1: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1897 between Melbourne and Collingwood during the first round-robin final round of the 1897 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts.
Billy Strickland captained the visitors with Bill Proudfoot as vice-captain.
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), H. Fry, S. Geddes, A. Healing, M. Herring, E. Jenkyn, J. Leith, A. Lewis, F. McGinis, N. McLeod, G. Moysey, B. Robinson, F. Sheahan, E. Sholl, W. Steele, D. Strahan, D. Wardill, B. Watson, A. Wood, C. Young
Collingwood
B. Strickland (capt.), B. Proudfoot (vice-capt.), D. Condon, C. Dow, H. Dowdall, A. Gibbs, W. Gillard, J. Gregory, F. Hailwood, F. Kay, D. Lanigan, F. Leach, T. Lee, R. McDonald, J. Monohan, B. O'Brien, C. Pannam, C. Sime, A. Smith, G. Williams
Melbourne (7.5.47) were defeated by Collingwood (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Leith (4), S. Geddes, F. McGinis, C. Young
Collingwood: H. Dowdall (2), D. Condon, F. Kay, F. Leach, T. Lee, R. McDonald
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round-Robin Final 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1897
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
7,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
7.5.47 - 7.9.51
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 5 | (47) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | COLL by 3 | COLL by 21 | COLL by 15 | COLL by 4 | COLL by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne),
Billy Strickland
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Bill Proudfoot
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McCoy
Goal Umpire:
W. Bruton,
A. Coventry
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fry, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Healing, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkyn, Edwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moysey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robinson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sheahan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Steele, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strahan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Watson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 5 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condon, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Dow, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dowdall, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Gibbs, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gillard, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gregory, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hailwood, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kay, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lanigan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leach, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lee, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McDonald, Rhoda | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Monohan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Brien, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pannam, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Proudfoot, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sime, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strickland, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 9 | |||