vfl 1897 round 9

carlton (1-7) vs south (4-1-3) princess park

south keep their top 4 hopesa live with a 46 point win over carlton. south (5-1-3) play st kilda. carltn (1-8) host essendon.

Carlton	2.1 3.1 4.1 4.4	28	Sat 03-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park
South Melbourne	0.1 6.4 9.5 11.8	74	South Melbourne won by 46 pts

geelong (5-3) vs melbourne (6-2) corio oval

geelong make it 6 straight costing melbournes lead by 5 points. geelong (6-3) host collingwood. melbourne (6-3) host fitzroy.

Geelong	0.1 1.3 1.6 1.9	15	Sat 03-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval
Melbourne	0.4 0.7 0.9 0.10	10	Geelong won by 5 pts

fitzroy (3-1-4) vs st kilda (0-8) bruniswick st

21 behinds didn’t cost fitzroy in a 57 point win over st kilda. fitzroy (4-1-4) play melbourne. st kilda (0-9) host south.

Fitzroy	1.8 4.14 8.17 9.21	75	Sat 03-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St
St Kilda	1.2 1.2 2.4 2.6	18	Fitzroy won by 57 pts

collingwood (6-2) vs essendon (6-2) victoria park

essendon got on top with a 9 point iwn over collingwoood. essendon (7-2) play carlton. collingwood (6-3) play geelong.

Collingwood	0.1 2.4 4.5 5.7	37	Sat 03-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park
Essendon	2.4 2.6 4.9 6.10	46	Essendon won by 9 pts

ladder

round 10 matches

carlton v essendon PP

geelong v collingwood CO

st kilda v south JO

melbourne v fitzroy MCG