1897 VFL Season Round-Robin Final 3: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1897 between Geelong and Collingwood during the third round-robin final round of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League.
Geelong hosted Collingwood at East Melbourne.
Jack Conway captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain.
Billy Strickland captained the visitors with Bill Proudfoot as vice-captain.
Geelong (8.4.52) defeated Collingwood (6.12.48).
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Third Round-Robin Final
Teams:
Geelong
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 4 September 1897
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Attendance:
3,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
Collingwood
Score:
8.4.52 - 6.12.48
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 4 | (52) |
| Collingwood | 0 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Margin | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 26 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: Jack ConwayVice-Captain: Joe McShane
Collingwood
Captain: Billy StricklandVice-Captain: Bill Proudfoot
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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pontin, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Archie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| White, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Young, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 4 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callesen, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Condon, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Dow, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dowdall, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibbs, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gregory, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hailwood, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kay, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Leach, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monohan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Brien, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pannam, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Proudfoot, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sime, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Archie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stranger, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Strickland, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tulloch, Lardie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 12 | |||