vfl 1897 round 11

carlton (1-9) vs geelong (7-3) princess park

geelong make it 8 straight with a 50 point win over carlton. geelong (8-3) travel to south. carlton (1-10) host melbourne.

Carlton	0.1 1.1 2.2 2.4	16	Sat 17-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park
Geelong	0.5 4.7 6.11 9.12	66	Geelong won by 50 pts

collingwood (6-4) vs south (6-1-3) victoria park

in a awful game south beat goalless collingwood by 19 points. south (7-1-3) host geelong. collingwood (6-5) play fitzroy.

Collingwood	0.0 0.3 0.3 0.8	8	Sat 17-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park
South Melbourne	1.6 1.12 2.13 2.15	27	South Melbourne won by 19 pts

essendon (8-2) vs fitzroy (4-1-5) brunswick street

essendon end fitzroys hopes by 32 points. essendon (9-2) host st kilda. fitzroy (4-1-6) host collingwood.

Essendon	3.0 4.3 6.4 9.8	62	Sat 17-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne
Fitzroy	1.2 2.2 3.4 4.6	30	Essendon won by 32 pts

st kilda (0-10) vs melbourne (7-3) junction oval

melbourne secure a finals spot with a 58 point win over st kilda melbourne (8-3) play carlton. st kilda (0-11) play essendon.

St Kilda	0.2 0.5 1.7 1.7	13	Sat 17-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval
Melbourne	2.3 3.5 7.11 10.11	71	Melbourne won by 58 pts

ladder

round 12 matches

essendon v st kilda EM

carlton v melbourne PP

south v geelong LO

fitzroy v collingwood BS