1897 VFL Season: Carlton
Season Team Details
Competition:
1897 VFL Season
Team:
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Bill Weir | Harry Howard | Jim Lyons |
| Half-Back: | Peter Williams | Ernie Walton | Jack Reekie |
| Centre: | Bob Armstrong | Alby Paterson | Bill Casey |
| Half-Forward: | Arthur Cummins | Charlie Sweatman | Jimmy Aitken |
| Forward: | Henry McPetrie | Sam Chapman | Joe Paton |
| Follower: | Bob Cameron | Harry Gyles | Ted Heffernan |
| Bill Woodhouse | Brook Hannah |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 2 out of 14 matches was used.
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 |