▁ 1 8 9 7 ; ▁however , ▁for ▁some ▁trivial ▁reasons , ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁the ▁free ▁ad mission ▁of ▁V . F . L . ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁the ▁M embers ' ▁Res erves , ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁refused ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁V . F . L . ▁to ▁use ▁its ▁pav il ion ▁facilities , ▁and ▁the ▁V . F . L . ▁decided ▁well ▁before ▁the ▁match ▁to ▁transfer ▁the ▁game ▁to ▁the ▁Brun sw ick ▁Street ▁O val ▁in ▁ ▁North ▁Fitz roy . ▁ ▁Re id ▁was ▁not ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁team , ▁which ▁contained ▁players ▁from ▁Melbourne , ▁Ess end on , ▁South ▁Melbourne , ▁Fitz roy , ▁Ge el ong , ▁Carl ton ▁and ▁St ▁K ilda . ▁However , ▁for ▁reasons ▁that ▁were ▁never ▁made ▁quite ▁clear , ▁six ▁of ▁the ▁selected ▁twenty ▁players , ▁F irth ▁Mc Call um ▁and ▁ ▁Henry ▁Young ▁from ▁the ▁Ge el ong ▁Football ▁Club , ▁Bill ▁McC ul lo ch ▁from ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Football ▁Club , ▁and ▁ ▁Jim ▁Anderson , ▁George ▁V aut in ▁and ▁Harry ▁Wright ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁Ess end on ▁Football ▁Club ▁failed ▁to ▁turn ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁match . ▁ ▁The ▁match ▁did ▁not ▁start ▁on ▁time , ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁r ush ▁to ▁find ▁last ▁minute ▁rep lac ements . ▁Event ually , ▁Er nie ▁Wal ton ▁from ▁the ▁Carl ton ▁Football ▁Club , ▁ ▁Joe ▁O ' Gr ady ▁from ▁the ▁St ▁K