Round 11, 1897
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| Venue: |
Princes Park |
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| Date: |
Saturday 17 July 1897 |
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| Result: |
Loss by 50 points |
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| Crowd: |
1,500 |
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| Goalkickers: |
J.Caffery 1, B.Walsh 1 |
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| Best: |
Hannah, Breeze, Crane, Reekie, Armstrong, Roberts, Casey, Morgan, Chapman, Aitken, Buck |
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Game Review
Monday's Geelong Advertiser said the crowd was about 1,500. Perhaps this was a misprint and The Argus said it was a large crowd.
At centre half-forward for Geelong in this match was future Blue Jim Flynn, who was to play with Carlton between 1903-1910. On a half-back flank was Henry McShane (at Carlton 1899-1904) while Joe McShane (a Blue 1902-1904) was their first ruckman.
"It was curiosity rather than hope that brought so big a crowd to see Geelong and Carlton play at Princes Park, where the conditions were against good football. The place men crowded a good deal towards the centre, and this at first hampered Geelong, but they had the game well in hand all through, and could have played a lot harder had the conditions demanded it. They seemed to bear in mind all through that they had a bigger game waiting them a week later, and were not going to waste their ammunition in making a fancy bag. There was one consolation for Carlton. Last week I said that the man who could stop McCallum, of Geelong, had yet to be discovered. He was found on Saturday, in the lightly-built, unassuming, but unquestionably clever little footballer, Hannah, and Carlton were mightily pleased with his success" - The Argus, July 19, 1897.
At the end of this round Carlton were in 7th spot on the ladder with a percentage of 45.3.
Team
| B: | Chic Breese | Jim Caffery | Henry Crane |
| HB: | Bob Cameron | Ernie Walton (vc) | Jack Reekie |
| C: | Bill Casey | Brook Hannah | Bob Armstrong |
| HF: | Jack Roberts | Charlie Sweatman | Otto Buck |
| F: | Sam Reid | Jack Frost | Herbie Lowenthal |
| Rucks: | Harry H Morgan | Sam Chapman | Bobby Walsh |
| Oscar Manchester | |||
| Rover: | Jimmy Aitken (c) | ||
| Coach: | No coach and the captain directed the side | ||
| Note: | 4 Rucks, 20 players on the ground and no interchange | ||
Changes
In: O.Buck, C.Sweatman, H.Lowenthal Out: H.Dunne, B.Weir, J.Lyons
Milestones
Debut and only game: Herbie Lowenthal (Austral)
