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1897 Season Scores and Results

Rounds
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
[Ladder]
[Finals]

[Season Records]

Player statistics
[Players - By Team][Players - Combined]
Round 1
Fitzroy  0.5  0.11  5.13  6.13 49Sat 08-May-1897 3:00 PM Att: 3,000 Venue: Brunswick St
Carlton  0.3   1.3   2.3   2.4 16Fitzroy won by 33 pts [Match stats]
Collingwood  1.1   4.3   4.9  5.11 41Sat 08-May-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park
St Kilda  1.0   2.2   2.4   2.4 16Collingwood won by 25 pts [Match stats]
Geelong  0.0   0.4   1.5   3.6 24Sat 08-May-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval
Essendon  3.2   3.4   6.4   7.5 47Essendon won by 23 pts [Match stats]
South Melbourne  0.2   1.4   3.6   3.9 27Sat 08-May-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval
Melbourne  3.2   4.3   5.4   6.8 44Melbourne won by 17 pts [Match stats]
Rd 1 Ladder
FI 1 4306.3
CW 1 4256.3
ES 1 4195.8
ME 1 4163.0
SM 1 061.4
GE 1 051.1
SK 1 039.0
CA 1 032.7
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Round 2
South Melbourne  2.3   2.3   6.4   6.4 40Sat 15-May-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval
Carlton  1.1   2.2   2.3   5.6 36South Melbourne won by 4 pts [Match stats]
Essendon  1.3   1.5   3.5   4.6 30Sat 15-May-1897 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne
Collingwood  2.0   6.0   6.2   8.2 50Collingwood won by 20 pts [Match stats]
St Kilda  1.1   2.4   2.4   3.8 26Sat 15-May-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval
Fitzroy  3.0   5.2   8.4  10.6 66Fitzroy won by 40 pts [Match stats]
Melbourne  3.2   5.4   9.7  9.10 64Sat 15-May-1897 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G.
Geelong  0.0   1.1   1.1   3.1 19Melbourne won by 45 pts [Match stats]
Rd 2 Ladder
FI 2 8273.8
ME 2 8234.8
CW 2 8197.8
ES 2 4104.1
SM 2 483.8
CA 2 058.4
SK 2 039.3
GE 2 038.7
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Round 3
Collingwood  1.1   3.3   4.5   6.5 41Sat 22-May-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park
Geelong  2.3   2.5   3.7   5.7 37Collingwood won by 4 pts [Match stats]
Fitzroy  1.0   1.4   3.8   5.9 39Sat 22-May-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St
Melbourne  1.3   3.5   7.6   7.8 50Melbourne won by 11 pts [Match stats]
Essendon  5.2   8.2  11.5  12.6 78Mon 24-May-1897 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne
Carlton  1.0   3.4   3.4   6.5 41Essendon won by 37 pts [Match stats]
South Melbourne  2.4   5.8   6.9  8.11 59Mon 24-May-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval
St Kilda  0.1   0.1   0.1   0.2 2South Melbourne won by 57 pts [Match stats]
Rd 3 Ladder
ME 3 12185.9
CW 3 12159.0
FI 3 8167.4
SM 3 8153.7
ES 3 8134.8
CA 3 055.7
GE 3 052.6
SK 3 026.5
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Round 4
Geelong  1.2   4.7   5.9  5.14 44Sat 29-May-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval
Carlton  1.1   1.1   2.2   3.4 22Geelong won by 22 pts [Match stats]
South Melbourne  1.3   3.7  5.11  5.11 41Sat 29-May-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval
Collingwood  1.1   3.1   4.1   5.3 33South Melbourne won by 8 pts [Match stats]
Fitzroy  0.1   1.2   1.3   2.8 20Sat 29-May-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St
Essendon  1.1   3.3   5.5   6.6 42Essendon won by 22 pts [Match stats]
Melbourne  2.3   6.6   7.7 11.10 76Sat 29-May-1897 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G.
St Kilda  2.0   3.1   5.2   7.4 46Melbourne won by 30 pts [Match stats]
Rd 4 Ladder
ME 4 16178.6
ES 4 12145.9
SM 4 12145.2
CW 4 12133.1
FI 4 8129.9
GE 4 471.3
CA 4 054.5
SK 4 037.2
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Round 5
Melbourne  1.5  4.10  9.13 15.17 107Sat 05-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G.
Carlton  0.2   0.4   0.7   3.8 26Melbourne won by 81 pts [Match stats]
Collingwood  0.2   1.4   2.7   5.7 37Sat 05-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park
Fitzroy  0.1   1.3   2.7   2.9 21Collingwood won by 16 pts [Match stats]
St Kilda  1.3   2.4   3.7   3.8 26Sat 05-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval
Essendon  2.1   4.7   6.7   9.9 63Essendon won by 37 pts [Match stats]
Geelong  3.5   6.7   7.8 10.12 72Sat 05-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval
South Melbourne  1.3   1.3   1.4   3.6 24Geelong won by 48 pts [Match stats]
Rd 5 Ladder
ME 5 20217.2
ES 5 16161.5
CW 5 16139.3
SM 5 12102.1
FI 5 8114.0
GE 5 899.0
CA 5 044.3
SK 5 038.0
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Round 6
St Kilda  1.0   1.4   3.6   3.6 24Sat 19-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval
Carlton  1.1   3.4   4.5   5.5 35Carlton won by 11 pts [Match stats]
Melbourne  1.0   4.0   5.0   5.3 33Sat 19-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G.
Collingwood  1.2   2.3   2.4   3.8 26Melbourne won by 7 pts [Match stats]
South Melbourne  0.2   1.2   2.3   2.4 16Sat 19-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval
Essendon  0.3   0.6  0.11  1.13 19Essendon won by 3 pts [Match stats]
Geelong  2.2   2.6   2.9  3.13 31Sat 19-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval
Fitzroy  0.0   2.2   2.2   2.3 15Geelong won by 16 pts [Match stats]
Rd 6 Ladder
ME 6 24204.4
ES 6 20157.6
CW 6 16128.1
GE 6 12106.6
SM 6 12100.5
FI 6 8104.0
CA 6 451.5
SK 6 041.2
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Round 7
Carlton  2.1   4.2   5.2   5.5 35Tue 22-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park
Collingwood  1.1   4.5   4.5   6.5 41Collingwood won by 6 pts [Match stats]
Essendon  3.3   4.6  5.10  8.15 63Tue 22-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne
Melbourne  0.2   1.2   2.5   3.9 27Essendon won by 36 pts [Match stats]
Fitzroy  3.1   4.2   5.4  5.13 43Tue 22-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St
South Melbourne  1.3   3.6   5.9  5.13 43Match drawn [Match stats]
St Kilda  1.3   3.3   3.4   4.7 31Tue 22-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval
Geelong  4.5   8.8 12.14 16.18 114Geelong won by 83 pts [Match stats]
Rd 7 Ladder
ES 7 24167.6
ME 7 24163.0
CW 7 20126.3
GE 7 16139.8
SM 7 14100.4
FI 7 10103.3
CA 7 455.1
SK 7 037.7
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Round 8
Carlton  0.0   1.2   1.2   1.3 9Sat 26-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park
Fitzroy  1.5   1.9  4.14  5.17 47Fitzroy won by 38 pts [Match stats]
St Kilda  0.3   2.5   4.5   4.5 29Sat 26-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval
Collingwood  1.3   3.5   4.8  7.11 53Collingwood won by 24 pts [Match stats]
Essendon  3.0   4.1   5.2   5.2 32Sat 26-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne
Geelong  1.1   4.2   5.4   8.9 57Geelong won by 25 pts [Match stats]
Melbourne  1.1   1.1   2.2   3.2 20Sat 26-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G.
South Melbourne  0.1   5.4   9.4  11.7 73South Melbourne won by 53 pts [Match stats]
Rd 8 Ladder
ES 8 24143.3
CW 8 24133.1
ME 8 24132.0
GE 8 20144.2
SM 8 18120.1
FI 8 14118.1
CA 8 451.2
SK 8 039.4
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Round 9
Carlton  2.1   3.1   4.1   4.4 28Sat 03-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park
South Melbourne  0.1   6.4   9.5  11.8 74South Melbourne won by 46 pts [Match stats]
Collingwood  0.1   2.4   4.5   5.7 37Sat 03-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park
Essendon  2.4   2.6   4.9  6.10 46Essendon won by 9 pts [Match stats]
Fitzroy  1.8  4.14  8.17  9.21 75Sat 03-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St
St Kilda  1.2   1.2   2.4   2.6 18Fitzroy won by 57 pts [Match stats]
Geelong  0.1   1.3   1.6   1.9 15Sat 03-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval
Melbourne  0.4   0.7   0.9  0.10 10Geelong won by 5 pts [Match stats]
Rd 9 Ladder
ES 9 28140.9
GE 9 24144.4
ME 9 24129.0
CW 9 24124.7
SM 9 22133.7
FI 9 18137.9
CA 9 449.2
SK 9 037.5
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Round 10
Carlton  0.0   1.0   1.0   2.1 13Sat 10-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park
Essendon  3.1   3.2   4.5  5.12 42Essendon won by 29 pts [Match stats]
Geelong  0.5   3.6   3.8  7.10 52Sat 10-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval
Collingwood  0.2   0.4   1.4   1.4 10Geelong won by 42 pts [Match stats]
Melbourne  5.2   6.2   7.3   8.5 53Sat 10-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G.
Fitzroy  1.1   2.3   3.6   3.8 26Melbourne won by 27 pts [Match stats]
St Kilda  0.1   0.2   0.2   0.3 3Sat 10-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval
South Melbourne  2.4   6.7  6.14  8.16 64South Melbourne won by 61 pts [Match stats]
Rd 10 Ladder
ES 10 32148.6
GE 10 28157.1
ME 10 28134.4
SM 10 26153.7
CW 10 24108.5
FI 10 18123.4
CA 10 447.8
SK 10 034.2
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Round 11
Carlton  0.1   1.1   2.2   2.4 16Sat 17-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park
Geelong  0.5   4.7  6.11  9.12 66Geelong won by 50 pts [Match stats]
Collingwood  0.0   0.3   0.3   0.8 8Sat 17-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park
South Melbourne  1.6  1.12  2.13  2.15 27South Melbourne won by 19 pts [Match stats]
Essendon  3.0   4.3   6.4   9.8 62Sat 17-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne
Fitzroy  1.2   2.2   3.4   4.6 30Essendon won by 32 pts [Match stats]
St Kilda  0.2   0.5   1.7   1.7 13Sat 17-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval
Melbourne  2.3   3.5  7.11 10.11 71Melbourne won by 58 pts [Match stats]
Rd 11 Ladder
ES 11 36153.7
GE 11 32170.2
ME 11 32148.8
SM 11 30158.4
CW 11 24102.7
FI 11 18111.4
CA 11 445.3
SK 11 032.6
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Round 12
Carlton  1.1   2.4   2.4   2.6 18Sat 24-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G.
Melbourne  2.0   3.6  5.11  5.16 46Melbourne won by 28 pts [Match stats]
Fitzroy  1.2   3.2   3.3   4.4 28Sat 24-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St
Collingwood  0.3   0.9  2.16  3.17 35Collingwood won by 7 pts [Match stats]
Essendon  3.6   7.8  9.11 13.16 94Sat 24-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne
St Kilda  0.0   0.2   0.2   0.3 3Essendon won by 91 pts [Match stats]
South Melbourne  1.0   4.0   5.1   5.2 32Sat 24-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval
Geelong  3.3   3.4   5.5   6.8 44Geelong won by 12 pts [Match stats]
Rd 12 Ladder
ES 12 40179.7
GE 12 36167.2
ME 12 36153.7
SM 12 30147.7
CW 12 28104.3
FI 12 18108.8
CA 12 444.8
SK 12 029.2
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Round 13
Carlton  1.3   4.7   6.9  8.11 59Sat 31-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park
St Kilda  1.2   1.4   2.5   3.7 25Carlton won by 34 pts [Match stats]
Collingwood  0.2   5.7   5.8  5.13 43Sat 31-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park
Melbourne  1.5   2.6   3.8  3.10 28Collingwood won by 15 pts [Match stats]
Essendon  3.0   5.0   5.1   8.1 49Sat 31-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne
South Melbourne  2.2   4.2   6.7   6.9 45Essendon won by 4 pts [Match stats]
Fitzroy  0.5   0.6   2.8   2.9 21Sat 31-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St
Geelong  0.1   2.2   3.3   5.3 33Geelong won by 12 pts [Match stats]
Rd 13 Ladder
ES 13 44171.5
GE 13 40166.6
ME 13 36144.9
CW 13 32107.6
SM 13 30140.9
FI 13 18105.5
CA 13 851.8
SK 13 030.1
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Round 14
Collingwood  2.1   3.5   5.8  7.12 54Sat 07-Aug-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park
Carlton  0.0   0.1   1.2   3.4 22Collingwood won by 32 pts [Match stats]
Melbourne  2.4   5.6   7.8   8.8 56Sat 07-Aug-1897 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G.
Essendon  1.2   1.2   4.2   6.3 39Melbourne won by 17 pts [Match stats]
South Melbourne  0.0   0.5  2.10  3.12 30Sat 07-Aug-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval
Fitzroy  1.2   2.4   4.4   4.5 29South Melbourne won by 1 pt [Match stats]
Geelong  4.4   5.4  10.8 14.12 96Sat 07-Aug-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval
St Kilda  1.0   2.0   3.0   3.0 18Geelong won by 78 pts [Match stats]
Rd 14 Ladder
GE 14 44183.8
ES 14 44158.7
ME 14 40144.8
CW 14 36114.4
SM 14 34138.4
FI 14 18104.9
CA 14 851.0
SK 14 029.0
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1897 Ladder
#TeamPWDLHomeAwayGF-BFForGA-BAAgn%Pts
1Geelong 14 11  36-0-15-0-295.134 (41%) 70452.71 (42%) 383183.8 44
2Essendon 14 11  35-0-26-0-199.112 (47%) 70660.85 (41%) 445158.7 44
3Melbourne 14 10  46-0-14-0-393.127 (42%) 68561.107 (36%) 473144.8 40
4Collingwood 14 9  55-0-24-0-366.113 (37%) 50957.103 (36%) 445114.4 36
5South Melbourne 14 8 1 54-0-34-1-278.127 (38%) 59557.88 (39%) 430138.4 34
6Fitzroy 14 4 1 92-1-42-0-563.131 (32%) 50962.113 (35%) 485104.9 18
7Carlton 14 2  121-0-61-0-651.70 (42%) 37698.149 (40%) 73751.0 8
8St Kilda 14   140-0-70-0-735.70 (33%) 280133.168 (44%) 96629.0 0
Totals Games: 56, Goals: 580, Behinds: 884, Accuracy: 39.62%, Total points: 4364, Average score: 38

Finals
Semi Final
Melbourne  1.1   2.2   4.5   7.5 47Sat 21-Aug-1897 2:30 PM Att: 7,000 Venue: M.C.G.
Collingwood  1.4   5.5   6.8   7.9 51Collingwood won by 4 pts [Match stats]
Semi Final
Geelong  1.5   1.6  2.10  3.11 29Sat 21-Aug-1897 2:30 PM Att: 5,000 Venue: Corio Oval
Essendon  0.2   1.4   1.4   5.5 35Essendon won by 6 pts [Match stats]
Semi Final
Essendon  1.1   2.8  4.11  9.16 70Sat 28-Aug-1897 2:30 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: M.C.G.
Collingwood  1.2   2.2   4.3   4.6 30Essendon won by 40 pts [Match stats]
Semi Final
Geelong  0.3   2.8   4.9  5.16 46Sat 28-Aug-1897 2:30 PM Att: 4,000 Venue: Brunswick St
Melbourne  3.2   4.4   5.6   5.7 37Geelong won by 9 pts [Match stats]
Semi Final
Geelong  5.2   7.2   8.4   8.4 52Sat 04-Sep-1897 2:30 PM Att: 3,000 Venue: East Melbourne
Collingwood  0.0   2.6   3.7  6.12 48Geelong won by 4 pts [Match stats]
Semi Final
Essendon  0.1   0.4   1.6   1.8 14Sat 04-Sep-1897 2:30 PM Att: 3,800 Venue: Lake Oval
Melbourne  0.3   0.4   0.6   0.8 8Essendon won by 6 pts [Match stats]

1897 Finals Ladder
#TeamPWDLHomeAwayGF-BFForGA-BAAgn%Pts
1Essendon 3 3  2-0-01-0-015.29 (34%) 1197.25 (22%) 67177.6 12
2Geelong 3 2  12-0-10-0-016.31 (34%) 12716.24 (40%) 120105.8 8
3Collingwood 3 1  20-0-01-0-217.27 (39%) 12924.25 (49%) 16976.3 4
4Melbourne 3   30-0-10-0-212.20 (38%) 9213.33 (28%) 11182.9 0
Totals Games: 6, Goals: 60, Behinds: 107, Accuracy: 35.93%, Total points: 467, Average score: 38



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