1897 VFL Round-Robin Final 2: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1897 between Geelong and Melbourne during the second round-robin final round of the 1897 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Ned Sutton captained the visitors.
Geelong
J. Conway (capt.), Joe McShane (vice-capt.), S. Brockwell, P. Burns, J. Flynn, T. Greeves, 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
Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), S. Geddes, A. Healing, M. Herring, H. Hughes, E. Jenkyn, J. Leith, A. Lewis, F. McGinis, N. McLeod, H. Mitchell, G. Moysey, B. Robinson, F. Sheahan, G. Sheahan, E. Sholl, W. Steele, D. Wardill, A. Wood, C. Young
Geelong (5.16.46) defeated Melbourne (5.7.37).
Goalkickers
Geelong: E. James (2), J. Parkin, F. White, H. Young
Melbourne: G. Moysey (2), F. McGinis, W. Steele, C. Young
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round-Robin Final 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1897
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
4,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 0 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 16 | 5 | . | 16 | (46) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | (37) |
| Margin | MELB by 17 | MELB by 8 | MELB by 3 | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Conway
(Geelong),
Ned Sutton
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Joe McShane
(Geelong),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
W. Bruton,
A. Coventry
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockwell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Conway, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Flynn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Greeves, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Eddy | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Maguire, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Pincott, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pontin, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| White, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Young, Henry | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 16 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geddes, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Healing, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herring, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hughes, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkyn, Edwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mitchell, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moysey, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Robinson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sheahan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sheahan, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sholl, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Steele, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Sutton, Ned (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 7 | |||