| ← | Round: Semi Final Venue: Lake Oval Date: Sat, 4-Sep-1897 2:30 PM Attendance: 3800 | → | ||||
| Essendon | 0.1.1 | 0.4.4 | 1.6.12 | 1.8.14 | ||
| Melbourne | 0.3.3 | 0.4.4 | 0.6.6 | 0.8.8 | ||
| Qrt margin | ME by 2 | Tied | ES by 6 | ES by 6 | ||
| Qrt scores | ME 3-1 | ES 3-1 | ES 8-2 | 2-2 | ||
| Field umpire | Samuel Hood (14) | |||||
| Notes | Previous | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne's lowest score | 10 v Geelong - R9,1897 | 2 v Fitzroy - R16,1899 |
| Essendon's lowest score | 19 v South Melbourne - R6,1897 | 9 v Fitzroy - R1,1899 |
| Abbreviations key #=Jumper GM=Games played KI=Kicks MK=Marks HB=Handballs DI=Disposals DA=Disposal average GL=Goals BH=Behinds HO=Hit outs TK=Tackles RB=Rebound 50s IF=Inside 50s CL=Clearances CG=Clangers FF=Free kicks for FA=Free kicks against BR=Brownlow votes CP=Contested possessions UP=Uncontested possessions CM=Contested marks MI=Marks inside 50 1%=One percenters BO=Bounces GA=Goal assist %P=Percentage of game played SU=Sub (On/Off) ↑=subbed on ↓=subbed off |
| Essendon Match Statistics [Season][Game by Game] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | KI | MK | HB | DI | GL | BH | HO | TK | RB | IF | CL | CG | FF | FA | BR | CP | UP | CM | MI | 1% | BO | GA | %P |
| Anderson, Jim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barry, Son | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleghorn, Arthur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cochrane, George | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collins, Maurie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collins, Tod | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croft, Edgar | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forbes, Charlie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gavin, Hugh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Groves, Joe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hastings, George | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kearney, Gus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kinnear, Ted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin, George | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Officer, Ned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OLoughlin, Pat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sykes, Archie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vautin, George | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waugh, Norm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright, Harry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opposition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbreviations key #=Jumper GM=Games played KI=Kicks MK=Marks HB=Handballs DI=Disposals DA=Disposal average GL=Goals BH=Behinds HO=Hit outs TK=Tackles RB=Rebound 50s IF=Inside 50s CL=Clearances CG=Clangers FF=Free kicks for FA=Free kicks against BR=Brownlow votes CP=Contested possessions UP=Uncontested possessions CM=Contested marks MI=Marks inside 50 1%=One percenters BO=Bounces GA=Goal assist %P=Percentage of game played SU=Sub (On/Off) ↑=subbed on ↓=subbed off |
| Melbourne Match Statistics [Season][Game by Game] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | KI | MK | HB | DI | GL | BH | HO | TK | RB | IF | CL | CG | FF | FA | BR | CP | UP | CM | MI | 1% | BO | GA | %P |
| Geddes, Stewart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Herring, Maurie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hughes, Harry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jenkyn, Edwin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leith, Jack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis, Austin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McGinis, Fred | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McLeod, Norm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mitchell, Henry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moodie, George | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moysey, George | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robinson, Bert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sheahan, Fred | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sholl, Eddie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steele, Wally | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strahan, Dave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sutton, Ned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wardill, Dick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wood, Alf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Young, Charlie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opposition | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Essendon Player Details | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Age | Career Games (W-D-L W%) | Career Goals (Ave.) | Essendon Games (W-D-L W%) | Essendon Goals (Ave.) |
| Anderson, Jim | 27y 291d | 16 (13-0-3 81.25%) | 1 (0.06) | ← | ||
| Barry, Son | 20y 180d | 17 (14-0-3 82.35%) | 5 (0.29) | ← | ||
| Cleghorn, Arthur | 23y 277d | 15 (12-0-3 80.00%) | 13 (0.87) | ← | ||
| Cochrane, George | 19y 344d | 2 (2-0-0 100.00%) | 1 (0.50) | ← | ||
| Collins, Maurie | 21y 45d | 12 (11-0-1 91.67%) | ← | |||
| Collins, Tod | 21y 217d | 14 (11-0-3 78.57%) | 8 (0.57) | ← | ||
| Croft, Edgar | 25y 120d | 10 (8-0-2 80.00%) | 10 (1.00) | ← | ||
| Forbes, Charlie | 32y 119d | 16 (13-0-3 81.25%) | 2 (0.13) | ← | ||
| Gavin, Hugh | 18y 314d | 15 (12-0-3 80.00%) | 14 (0.93) | ← | ||
| Groves, Joe | 23y 109d | 16 (14-0-2 87.50%) | ← | |||
| Hastings, George | 20y 234d | 8 (6-0-2 75.00%) | 2 (0.25) | ← | ||
| Kearney, Gus | 26y 286d | 11 (9-0-2 81.82%) | 6 (0.55) | ← | ||
| Kinnear, Ted | 22y 312d | 16 (14-0-2 87.50%) | 3 (0.19) | ← | ||
| Martin, George | 22y 221d | 16 (13-0-3 81.25%) | 1 (0.06) | ← | ||
| Officer, Ned | 28y 159d | 14 (11-0-3 78.57%) | ← | |||
| OLoughlin, Pat | 23y 310d | 16 (13-0-3 81.25%) | 1 (0.06) | ← | ||
| Sykes, Archie | 30y 345d | 11 (10-0-1 90.91%) | 1 (0.09) | ← | ||
| Vautin, George | 28y 134d | 14 (12-0-2 85.71%) | 1 (0.07) | ← | ||
| Waugh, Norm | 23y 117d | 15 (12-0-3 80.00%) | 23 (1.53) | ← | ||
| Wright, Harry | 27y 144d | 16 (14-0-2 87.50%) | 2 (0.13) | ← | ||
| Totals | 24y 177d | 270 (224-0-46 82.96%) | 94 (0.35) | |||
| Melbourne Player Details | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Age | Career Games (W-D-L W%) | Career Goals (Ave.) | Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) | Melbourne Goals (Ave.) |
| Geddes, Stewart | 18y 182d | 7 (3-0-4 42.86%) | 2 (0.29) | ← | ||
| Herring, Maurie | 17y 348d | 15 (8-0-7 53.33%) | 1 (0.07) | ← | ||
| Hughes, Harry | 21y 103d | 2 (0-0-2 0.00%) | ← | |||
| Jenkyn, Edwin | 21y 48d | 17 (10-0-7 58.82%) | 2 (0.12) | ← | ||
| Leith, Jack | 25y 23d | 17 (10-0-7 58.82%) | 26 (1.53) | ← | ||
| Lewis, Austin | 27y 101d | 17 (10-0-7 58.82%) | 2 (0.12) | ← | ||
| McGinis, Fred | 22y 297d | 17 (10-0-7 58.82%) | 10 (0.59) | ← | ||
| McLeod, Norm | 18y 144d | 14 (8-0-6 57.14%) | ← | |||
| Mitchell, Henry | 22y 286d | 15 (9-0-6 60.00%) | 1 (0.07) | ← | ||
| Moodie, George | 24y 317d | 15 (10-0-5 66.67%) | 5 (0.33) | ← | ||
| Moysey, George | 23y 113d | 17 (10-0-7 58.82%) | 12 (0.71) | ← | ||
| Robinson, Bert | 19y 79d | 13 (7-0-6 53.85%) | 2 (0.15) | ← | ||
| Sheahan, Fred | 26y 364d | 16 (10-0-6 62.50%) | ← | |||
| Sholl, Eddie | 25y 142d | 6 (2-0-4 33.33%) | ← | |||
| Steele, Wally | 18y 361d | 12 (7-0-5 58.33%) | 9 (0.75) | ← | ||
| Strahan, Dave | 22y 318d | 12 (7-0-5 58.33%) | ← | |||
| Sutton, Ned | 29y 164d | 17 (10-0-7 58.82%) | ← | |||
| Wardill, Dick | 25y 61d | 11 (5-0-6 45.45%) | 4 (0.36) | ← | ||
| Wood, Alf | 22y 201d | 16 (10-0-6 62.50%) | 2 (0.13) | ← | ||
| Young, Charlie | 19y 271d | 16 (9-0-7 56.25%) | 14 (0.88) | ← | ||
| Totals | 22y 251d | 272 (155-0-117 56.99%) | 92 (0.34) | |||