1891 VFA Season Round 1: Footscray v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1891 between Footscray and Essendon during round one of the 1891 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval. Bill Fleming captained the visitors with Alick Dick as vice-captain.

Footscray (4.3.4) were defeated by Essendon (5.12.5).

Match Details

Season: 1891 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Footscray v Essendon
Date: Saturday 2 May 1891
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Essendon
Score: 4.3.4 - 5.12.5

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 0 . 1 2 . 2 2 . 2 4 . 3 4 . 3 (4)
Essendon 2 . 3 3 . 7 3 . 8 5 . 12 5 . 12 (5)
Margin ESSE by 2 ESSE by 1 ESSE by 1 ESSE by 1 ESSE by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: unknown

Essendon

Captain: Bill Fleming
Vice-Captain: Alick Dick

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

B. Hanneysee

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 players) 4

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Dick, Alick (vc) ? ? ?
Fleming, Bill (c) ? ? ?
Julien, Jim ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (3 players) 5

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