1897 VFL Round-Robin Final 3: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1897 between Essendon and Melbourne during the third round-robin final round of the 1897 VFL season. Essendon hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. In the absence of George Stuckey, vice-captain Gus Kearney captained the hosts. Ned Sutton captained the visitors.

Essendon
G. Kearney (capt.), J. Anderson, S. Barry, A. Cleghorn, G. Cochrane, M. Collins, 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

Melbourne
N. Sutton (capt.), S. Geddes, M. Herring, H. Hughes, E. Jenkyn, J. Leith, A. Lewis, F. McGinis, N. McLeod, H. Mitchell, G. Moodie, G. Moysey, B. Robinson, F. Sheahan, E. Sholl, W. Steele, D. Strahan, D. Wardill, A. Wood, C. Young

Essendon (1.8.14) defeated Melbourne (0.8.8).

Goalkickers
Essendon: E. Croft

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFL Season
Round: Round-Robin Final 3
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 4 September 1897
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 3,800

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Melbourne
Score: 1.8.14 - 0.8.8

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 0 . 1 0 . 4 1 . 6 1 . 8 1 . 8 (14)
Melbourne 0 . 3 0 . 4 0 . 6 0 . 8 0 . 8 (8)
Margin MELB by 2 level ESSE by 6 ESSE by 6 ESSE by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (Melbourne)
Captains: Gus Kearney (Essendon), Ned Sutton (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Hood
Goal Umpire: J. Elliott, W. Goer

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Barry, Son ? ? 0 ?
Cleghorn, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Cochrane, George ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Tod ? ? 0 ?
Croft, Edgar ? ? 1 ?
Forbes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Gavin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Groves, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Hastings, George ? ? 0 ?
Kearney, Gus (ac) ? ? 0 ?
Kinnear, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Martin, George ? ? 0 ?
Officer, Ned ? ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Sykes, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Vautin, George ? ? 0 ?
Waugh, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Wright, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 1 8

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Geddes, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
Herring, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Hughes, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Jenkyn, Edwin ? ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Lewis, Austin ? ? 0 ?
McGinis, Fred ? ? 0 ?
McLeod, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Mitchell, Henry ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 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 ?
Wood, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 0 8

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 unknown behind 0.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.1.1 - 0.3.3 ??:??
Q2 unknown behind 0.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.4.4 - 0.4.4 ??:??
Q3 ?.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
1.6.12 - 0.6.6 ??:??
Q4 unknown behind 1.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 1.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 1.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 1.8.14 - 0.8.8 ??:??