1897 VFL Round-Robin Final 2: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1897 between Essendon and Collingwood during the second round-robin final round of the 1897 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at MCG.
George Stuckey captained the hosts with Gus Kearney as vice-captain.
Billy Strickland captained the visitors with Bill Proudfoot as vice-captain.
Essendon
G. Stuckey (capt.), G. Kearney (vice-capt.), J. Anderson, S. Barry, C. Campbell, A. Cleghorn, G. Cochrane, E. Croft, D. Ferguson, C. Forbes, H. Gavin, J. Groves, T. Kinnear, G. Martin, N. Officer, P. O'Loughlin, A. Sykes, G. Vautin, N. Waugh, H. Wright
Collingwood
B. Strickland (capt.), B. Proudfoot (vice-capt.), G. Callesen, D. Condon, C. Dow, H. Dowdall, A. Gibbs, J. Gregory, F. Hailwood, F. Kay, D. Lanigan, F. Leach, T. Lee, J. Monohan, B. O'Brien, C. Pannam, C. Sime, A. Smith, L. Tulloch, G. Williams
Essendon (9.16.70) defeated Collingwood (4.6.30).
Goalkickers
Essendon: N. Waugh (4), H. Gavin (2), A. Cleghorn, G. Cochrane, E. Croft
Collingwood: G. Callesen (2), C. Pannam, L. Tulloch
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round-Robin Final 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1897
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
8,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Collingwood
Score:
9.16.70 - 4.6.30
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 6 | (30) |
| Margin | COLL by 1 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(Collingwood)
Captains:
George Stuckey
(Essendon),
Billy Strickland
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Gus Kearney
(Essendon),
Bill Proudfoot
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McCoy
Goal Umpire:
F. Burton,
C. Thomas
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Campbell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cochrane, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Croft, Edgar | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Ferguson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Forbes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Groves, Joe | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 16 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callesen, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Condon, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dow, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dowdall, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibbs, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gregory, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hailwood, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kay, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lanigan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leach, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monohan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Brien, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pannam, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Proudfoot, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sime, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strickland, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tulloch, Lardie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Williams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 6 | |||