1897 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results of Collingwood for the 1897 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. Collingwood then faced Geelong, Essendon and Melbourne in a round-robin finals series, finishing third, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1897 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 9-0-5, P%: 114.4)
Finals Performance:
3rd place in round-robin finals series
Team Leaders
Captain:
Billy Strickland
Vice-Captain:
Bill Proudfoot
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callesen, George | 15 | 5 | R01-13, RF2-3 | |
| Condon, Dick | 17 | 5 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Dow, Charlie | 17 | 0 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Dowdall, Harry | 16 | 9 | R01-11, R13-14, RF1-3 | |
| Dowdall, Jim | 6 | 1 | R03, R06-10 | |
| Flaherty, Danny | 4 | 0 | R06-08, R10 | |
| Gibbs, Arthur | 17 | 0 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Gillard, Wal | 12 | 6 | R01-03, R05-11, R14, RF1 | |
| Gregory, Jim | 16 | 6 | R01-13, RF1-3 | |
| Hailwood, Frank | 16 | 7 | R01-05, R07-14, RF1-3 | |
| Hall, Dick | 1 | 0 | R04 | |
| Hellwig, Herman | 2 | 0 | R11, R13 | |
| Johnson, Herb | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| Kay, Fred | 9 | 6 | R04-06, R11-12, R14, RF1-3 | |
| Lanigan, Denis | 11 | 3 | R06-14, RF1-2 | |
| Leach, Fred | 10 | 2 | R07, R09-14, RF1-3 | |
| Lee, Tom | 7 | 2 | R11-14, RF1-3 | |
| McDonald, Rhoda | 9 | 2 | R01-05, R07-08, R10, RF1 | |
| Monohan, Jack | 17 | 1 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| O'Brien, Bill | 16 | 0 | R01-03, R05-14, RF1-3 | |
| Pannam, Charlie | 17 | 1 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Paterson, Tom | 9 | 0 | R01-09 | |
| Poole, Dick | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Proudfoot, Bill | 12 | 0 | R01-06, R12-14, RF1-3 | |
| Sime, Charlie | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R04-14, RF1-3 | |
| Smith, Archie | 17 | 15 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Stranger, Bill | 1 | 1 | RF3 | |
| Strickland, Billy | 16 | 0 | R01-06, R08-14, RF1-3 | |
| Tame, Alby | 6 | 0 | R02-04, R09-10, R12 | |
| Tulloch, Lardie | 15 | 11 | R01-09, R11-14, RF2-3 | |
| Williams, George | 11 | 0 | R01-05, R12-14, RF1-3 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Arthur Gibbs | Fred Kay | Bill O'Brien |
| Half-Back: | Charlie Dow | Jack Monohan | George Williams |
| Centre: | Charlie Pannam | Billy Strickland | Charlie Sime |
| Half-Forward: | Jim Gregory | Frank Hailwood | Dick Hall |
| Forward: | Lardie Tulloch | Archie Smith | George Callesen |
| Follower: | Harry Dowdall | Herman Hellwig | Rhoda McDonald |
| Tom Paterson | Dick Condon |
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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 17 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/05/1897 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 25 | unknown | Billy Strickland |
| 15/05/1897 | Round 2 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 20 | unknown | Billy Strickland |
| 22/05/1897 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COLL by 4 | unknown | Billy Strickland |
| 29/05/1897 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 8 | unknown | Billy Strickland |
| 05/06/1897 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 16 | unknown | Billy Strickland |
| 19/06/1897 | Round 6 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 7 | unknown | Billy Strickland |
| 22/06/1897 | Round 7 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 6 | unknown | Danny Flaherty |
| 26/06/1897 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 24 | unknown | Billy Strickland |
| 03/07/1897 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 9 | unknown | Billy Strickland |
| 10/07/1897 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 42 | unknown | Billy Strickland |
| 17/07/1897 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 19 | unknown | Billy Strickland |
| 24/07/1897 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 7 | unknown | Billy Strickland |
| 31/07/1897 | Round 13 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 15 | unknown | Billy Strickland |
| 07/08/1897 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | COLL by 32 | unknown | Billy Strickland |
| 21/08/1897 | Round-Robin Final 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 4 | unknown | Billy Strickland |
| 28/08/1897 | Round-Robin Final 2 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 40 | unknown | Billy Strickland |
| 04/09/1897 | Round-Robin Final 3 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 4 | unknown | Billy Strickland |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.