1890 VFA Season Round 1: North Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1890 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round one of the 1890 season of the Victorian Football Association. North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval. Dick Houston captained the hosts. Mick Pender captained the visitors.

North Melbourne (5.4.5) defeated Footscray (1.6.1).

Match Details

Season: 1890 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: North Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 3 May 1890
Venue: Arden Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 5.4.5 - 1.6.1

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 3 2 . 4 3 . 4 5 . 4 5 . 4 (5)
Footscray 0 . 2 0 . 3 1 . 5 1 . 6 1 . 6 (1)
Margin NMLB by 1 NMLB by 2 NMLB by 2 NMLB by 4 NMLB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: Dick Houston

Footscray

Captain: Mick Pender

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Houston, Dick (c) ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (1 player) 5

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Pender, Mick (c) ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (1 player) 1

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s