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 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (1.8.14) defeated Melbourne (0.8.8).
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Third Round-Robin Final
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
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