1897 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing seven matches there (seven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1897 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 4-1-9, P%: 104.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astruc, Ivan | 6 | 1 | R01-06 | |
| Banks, Tom | 8 | 0 | R01-07, R12 | |
| Cameron, Charlie | 5 | 1 | R09-11, R13-14 | |
| Cleary, Bill | 10 | 2 | R05-14 | |
| Curran, Tim | 3 | 0 | R02-03, R10 | |
| Dalton, Jack | 12 | 0 | R01-07, R09-11, R13-14 | |
| Davidson, Alex | 3 | 0 | R10-11, R13 | |
| Descrimes, Pat | 11 | 2 | R01-04, R08-14 | |
| Grace, Jim | 12 | 9 | R01, R03-09, R11-14 | |
| Grace, Mick | 13 | 7 | R01, R03-14 | |
| Hickey, Pat | 14 | 0 | R01-14 | |
| James, Harry | 1 | 0 | R13 | |
| Jenkins, Ern | 7 | 2 | R01-04, R08-09, R11 | |
| Kerrigan, Joe | 4 | 0 | R08-11 | |
| Kiernan, Chris | 13 | 11 | R01-10, R12-14 | |
| Kimberley, Percy | 5 | 0 | R01-02, R06-08 | |
| Lamley, Roger | 8 | 6 | R01-08 | |
| McEwen, Hugh | 4 | 0 | R11-14 | |
| McKay, Dick | 11 | 5 | R01-09, R13-14 | |
| McMichael, Sam | 10 | 0 | R01-03, R06-12 | |
| McSpeerin, Bill | 10 | 5 | R01, R05-10, R12-14 | |
| Moriarty, Dan | 12 | 2 | R01-12 | |
| Moriarty, Geoff | 13 | 0 | R01-08, R10-14 | |
| Muirhead, Arch | 12 | 1 | R01-09, R12-14 | |
| Nolan, Herb | 3 | 0 | R12-14 | |
| Nolan, Jerry | 13 | 0 | R01-02, R04-14 | |
| Nomens, Fred | 2 | 1 | R02-03 | |
| Noonan, Paddy | 11 | 3 | R03-08, R10-14 | |
| Peppard, Mick | 5 | 0 | R09-12, R14 | |
| Rapiport, Bert | 3 | 1 | R02, R04-05 | |
| Reid, Stan | 8 | 0 | R04-05, R07, R09-13 | |
| Robinson, James | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| Sharpe, Bert | 8 | 1 | R06-12, R14 | |
| Sloan, Alec | 11 | 0 | R02-08, R11-14 | |
| Staniland, Ted | 5 | 3 | R01-03, R05, R10 | |
| Whelan, Jim | 2 | 0 | R01, R04 | |
| Yager, Henry | 1 | 0 | R09 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/05/1897 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 33 | unknown | Sam McMichael |
| 15/05/1897 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 40 | unknown | Sam McMichael |
| 22/05/1897 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 11 | unknown | Sam McMichael |
| 29/05/1897 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 22 | unknown | Tom Banks |
| 05/06/1897 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 16 | unknown | Bill Cleary |
| 19/06/1897 | Round 6 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 16 | unknown | Bill Cleary |
| 22/06/1897 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | HOME | DRAW | drawn | unknown | Bill Cleary |
| 26/06/1897 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 38 | unknown | Bill Cleary |
| 03/07/1897 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 57 | unknown | Bill Cleary |
| 10/07/1897 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 27 | unknown | Bill Cleary |
| 17/07/1897 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 32 | unknown | Bill Cleary |
| 24/07/1897 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 7 | unknown | Bill Cleary |
| 31/07/1897 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 12 | unknown | Bill Cleary |
| 07/08/1897 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 1 | unknown | Bill Cleary |