1897 VFL Season: St Kilda
These are the details of the premiership results for St Kilda for the 1897 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Junction Oval as their home ground, playing seven matches there (seven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1897 VFL Season
Team:
St Kilda
Club:
St Kilda
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 0-0-14, P%: 29.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Billy Shaw
Vice-Captain:
Harry Aylwin
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahern, Bill | 12 | 6 | R01-10, R12-13 | |
| Aylwin, Harry | 12 | 0 | R01-05, R08-14 | |
| Bedford, Alf | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Beggs, Billy | 11 | 0 | R01-05, R09-14 | |
| Blake, George | 3 | 0 | R07-09 | |
| Blake, Mick | 13 | 4 | R02-14 | |
| Collins, Dan | 6 | 0 | R02-03, R06-08, R12 | |
| Conniff, Matt | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| Cox, Charlie | 2 | 0 | R09-10 | |
| Duigan, Harry | 3 | 0 | R08-09, R11 | |
| Dunne, Danny | 13 | 4 | R01-11, R13-14 | |
| Dunne, Ernie | 10 | 2 | R01-07, R11-13 | |
| Gower, Harry | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Grieve, John | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Hall, Ted | 13 | 4 | R01-07, R09-14 | |
| Hay, Algy | 10 | 1 | R01-08, R13-14 | |
| Hogan, Joe | 9 | 4 | R03-05, R07, R09-12, R14 | |
| Howell, Charlie | 8 | 0 | R05-06, R08, R10-14 | |
| Jennings, Jack | 5 | 0 | R02-06 | |
| Jones, Ernest | 4 | 0 | R01-04 | |
| Lowe, Arch | 4 | 1 | R01, R06-07, R11 | |
| Matthews, Bill | 14 | 0 | R01-14 | |
| McGrath, Jerry | 3 | 0 | R03-05 | |
| McLeod, George | 9 | 0 | R04-08, R11-14 | |
| McNamara, Tom | 14 | 0 | R01-14 | |
| Middleton, Arthur | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| Molesworth, John | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Morrison, George | 1 | 0 | R09 | |
| Newton, Bill | 3 | 0 | R01-03 | |
| O'Grady, Joe | 9 | 0 | R01, R05, R07-11, R13-14 | |
| O'Hagan, Mick | 1 | 0 | R12 | |
| Phillips, Syd | 13 | 0 | R01-02, R04-14 | |
| Rutherford, George | 5 | 0 | R10-14 | |
| Shaw, Billy | 12 | 0 | R01, R03-11, R13-14 | |
| Staines, Emery | 1 | 0 | R12 | |
| Stewart, Ernie | 11 | 0 | R01-03, R06-13 | |
| Stewart, Fred | 6 | 0 | R06-10, R12 | |
| Stewart, Reg | 13 | 6 | R01-10, R12-14 | |
| Turner, Bill | 10 | 1 | R01-08, R11, R13 | |
| Whitelaw, Fred | 9 | 1 | R04, R06, R08-14 | |
| Wilson, Gillie | 1 | 1 | R14 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/05/1897 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 25 | unknown | Billy Shaw |
| 15/05/1897 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 40 | unknown | Harry Aylwin |
| 24/05/1897 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 57 | unknown | Billy Shaw |
| 29/05/1897 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 30 | unknown | Billy Shaw |
| 05/06/1897 | Round 5 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 37 | unknown | Billy Shaw |
| 19/06/1897 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 11 | unknown | Billy Shaw |
| 22/06/1897 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 83 | unknown | Billy Shaw |
| 26/06/1897 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 24 | unknown | Billy Shaw |
| 03/07/1897 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 57 | unknown | Billy Shaw |
| 10/07/1897 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 61 | unknown | Billy Shaw |
| 17/07/1897 | Round 11 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 58 | unknown | Billy Shaw |
| 24/07/1897 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 91 | unknown | Harry Aylwin |
| 31/07/1897 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 34 | unknown | Billy Shaw |
| 07/08/1897 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 78 | unknown | Billy Shaw |