1897 VFL Season: Geelong
Season Team Details
Competition:
1897 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Corio Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 11-0-3, P%: 183.8)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Jack Conway
Vice-Captain:
Joe McShane
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Mac | 4 | 0 | R06, R10-12 | |
| Barling, Bert | 9 | 3 | R05-11, R13-14 | |
| Brockwell, Sam | 14 | 0 | R03-13, RF1-3 | |
| Burns, Peter | 17 | 2 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Coles, Charlie | 13 | 17 | R03-14, RF1 | |
| Conway, Jack | 17 | 0 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Enfield, Stan | 3 | 3 | R02-04 | |
| Flynn, Jim | 15 | 7 | R03-14, RF1-3 | |
| Greeves, Ted | 2 | 0 | RF2-3 | |
| Holligan, Teddy | 16 | 3 | R01-05, R07-14, RF1-3 | |
| James, Eddy | 15 | 27 | R01-09, R12-14, RF1-3 | |
| Leahy, Paddy | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Lucas, John | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Maguire, Tom | 12 | 0 | R01-05, R08-10, R14, RF1-3 | |
| McCallum, Firth | 15 | 0 | R01-12, RF1-3 | |
| McKay, Bill | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| McShane, Henry | 16 | 0 | R01-08, R10-14, RF1-3 | |
| McShane, Jim | 16 | 2 | R01-09, R11-14, RF1-3 | |
| McShane, Joe | 17 | 11 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Moran, Ned | 2 | 0 | R13-14 | |
| Mullen, Tom | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Palmer, Jimmy | 1 | 0 | R08 | |
| Parkin, Jack | 17 | 1 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Paterson, Bob | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Pincott, Arthur | 1 | 0 | R06 | |
| Pincott, Billy | 16 | 0 | R01-10, R12-14, RF1-3 | |
| Pontin, Alf | 13 | 1 | R01-05, R09, R11-14, RF1-3 | |
| Quinn, Jack | 16 | 14 | R01-07, R09-14, RF1-3 | |
| Rankin, Teddy | 17 | 1 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Sandford, Cecil | 6 | 0 | R07, R09-11, R13-14 | |
| Sharkey, Jack | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Thompson, Archie | 17 | 1 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| White, Fred | 11 | 14 | R06-08, R10-14, RF1-3 | |
| Young, Henry | 13 | 4 | R03-12, RF1-3 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Billy Pincott | Peter Burns | Archie Thompson |
| Half-Back: | Henry McShane | Jack Conway | Alf Pontin |
| Centre: | Sam Brockwell | Firth McCallum | Mac Armstrong |
| Half-Forward: | Teddy Holligan | Eddy James | Jim Flynn |
| Forward: | Charlie Coles | Jack Quinn | Bert Barling |
| Follower: | Jim McShane | Joe McShane | Jack Parkin |
| Henry Young | Teddy Rankin |
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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 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 23 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 15/05/1897 | Round 2 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 45 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 22/05/1897 | Round 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 4 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 29/05/1897 | Round 4 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 22 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 05/06/1897 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 48 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 19/06/1897 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 16 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 22/06/1897 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 83 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 26/06/1897 | Round 8 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 25 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 03/07/1897 | Round 9 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 5 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 10/07/1897 | Round 10 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 42 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 17/07/1897 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 50 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 24/07/1897 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 12 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 31/07/1897 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 12 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 07/08/1897 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 78 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 21/08/1897 | Round-Robin Final 1 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 6 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 28/08/1897 | Round-Robin Final 2 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 9 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 04/09/1897 | Round-Robin Final 3 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 4 | unknown | Jack Conway |