1897 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results for Carlton for the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Princes Park as their home ground, playing six matches there (six as hosts). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1897 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Club:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 2-0-12, P%: 51.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Jimmy Aitken
Vice-Captain:
Ernie Walton
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahern, Bill | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Aitken, Jimmy | 13 | 3 | R01-04, R06-14 | |
| Armstrong, Bob | 10 | 0 | R01-05, R08-11, R13 | |
| Arnott, Billy | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| Blake, Tom | 4 | 0 | R01, R03, R05-06 | |
| Breese, Chic | 11 | 3 | R03-05, R07-14 | |
| Buck, Otto | 3 | 0 | R01, R11-12 | |
| Caffery, Jim | 7 | 4 | R03-05, R07, R10-12 | |
| Cameron, Bob | 11 | 1 | R01-04, R06-11, R14 | |
| Casey, Bill | 12 | 1 | R01-04, R06-13 | |
| Chapman, Sam | 13 | 12 | R02-14 | |
| Crane, Henry | 8 | 0 | R05-06, R08-11, R13-14 | |
| Cummins, Arthur | 7 | 1 | R01-07 | |
| Dunne, Henry | 11 | 0 | R01-07, R10, R12-14 | |
| Frost, Jack | 4 | 0 | R06, R10-12 | |
| Goonan, Jim | 2 | 0 | R13-14 | |
| Gyles, Harry | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Hannah, Brook | 14 | 0 | R01-14 | |
| Heffernan, Ted | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Howard, Harry | 2 | 0 | R02-03 | |
| Johnston, George | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Lowenthal, Herbie | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Lyons, Jim | 9 | 0 | R04-10, R12-13 | |
| Manchester, Oscar | 7 | 2 | R07-11, R13-14 | |
| McPetrie, Henry | 5 | 2 | R01-05 | |
| Morgan, Harry | 11 | 0 | R04-14 | |
| O'Cock, Wally | 10 | 15 | R01-07, R12-14 | |
| Paterson, Alby | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Paton, Joe | 5 | 0 | R01-05 | |
| Patterson, Bill | 2 | 0 | R08-09 | |
| Reekie, Jack | 13 | 0 | R01-06, R08-14 | |
| Reid, Sam | 3 | 0 | R10-11, R14 | |
| Roberts, Jack | 9 | 0 | R06-14 | |
| Sweatman, Charlie | 11 | 3 | R01-03, R05, R07-09, R11-14 | |
| Walsh, Bobby | 11 | 1 | R04-14 | |
| Walton, Ernie | 14 | 1 | R01-14 | |
| Weir, Bill | 9 | 1 | R01-03, R06-10, R12 | |
| Williams, Peter | 11 | 0 | R02-09, R12-14 | |
| Woodhouse, Bill | 10 | 1 | R01, R04-09, R12-14 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/05/1897 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 33 | unknown | Jimmy Aitken |
| 15/05/1897 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 4 | unknown | Jimmy Aitken |
| 24/05/1897 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 37 | unknown | Jimmy Aitken |
| 29/05/1897 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 22 | unknown | Jimmy Aitken |
| 05/06/1897 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 81 | unknown | Brook Hannah |
| 19/06/1897 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 11 | unknown | Jimmy Aitken |
| 22/06/1897 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 6 | unknown | Jimmy Aitken |
| 26/06/1897 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 38 | unknown | Jimmy Aitken |
| 03/07/1897 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 46 | unknown | Jimmy Aitken |
| 10/07/1897 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 29 | unknown | Jimmy Aitken |
| 17/07/1897 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 50 | unknown | Jimmy Aitken |
| 24/07/1897 | Round 12 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 28 | unknown | Jimmy Aitken |
| 31/07/1897 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | CARL by 34 | unknown | Jimmy Aitken |
| 07/08/1897 | Round 14 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 32 | unknown | Jimmy Aitken |