1897 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at the MCG.
Ned Sutton captained the hosts.
Billy Strickland captained the visitors with Bill Proudfoot as vice-captain.
Melbourne (7.5.47) were defeated by Collingwood (7.9.51).
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
First Round-Robin Final
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
Melbourne
Captain: Ned SuttonCollingwood
Captain: Billy StricklandVice-Captain: Bill Proudfoot
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 | |||