1890 VFA Round 17: Footscray v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1890 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1890 VFA season. Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval. Eddie Fox captained the visitors.

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1890 VFA Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Footscray v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 23 August 1890
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Melbourne
Score: 5.12.5 - 7.10.7

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 6 1 . 6 5 . 12 5 . 12 5 . 12 (5)
Melbourne 0 . 0 4 . 4 5 . 4 7 . 10 7 . 10 (7)
Margin FOOT by 1 MELB by 3 level MELB by 2 MELB by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Footscray), unknown (Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Footscray), Eddie Fox (Melbourne)

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 players) 5

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Fox, Eddie (c) ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (1 player) 7

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