1897 VFL Season: St Kilda
Season Team Details
Competition:
1897 VFL Season
Team:
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Jack Jennings | Tom McNamara | Jerry McGrath |
| Half-Back: | Bill Turner | Harry Aylwin | Bill Newton |
| Centre: | Ted Hall | Billy Beggs | Ernie Stewart |
| Half-Forward: | Reg Stewart | Bill Ahern | Dan Collins |
| Forward: | Joe Hogan | Ernie Dunne | Algy Hay |
| Follower: | Mick Blake | Danny Dunne | Ernest Jones |
| Bill Matthews | Billy Shaw |
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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 1 out of 14 matches was used.
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 |