1894 VFA Season Round 2: Footscray v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1894 between Footscray and Melbourne during round two of the 1894 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.

Footscray (3.4.3) defeated Melbourne (2.11.2).

Match Details

Season: 1894 VFA Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Footscray v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 12 May 1894
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Melbourne
Score: 3.4.3 - 2.11.2

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 1 1 . 1 3 . 3 3 . 4 3 . 4 (3)
Melbourne 0 . 2 1 . 3 1 . 3 2 . 11 2 . 11 (2)
Margin FOOT by 1 level FOOT by 2 FOOT by 1 FOOT by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: unknown

Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 players) 3

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Christy, David ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (1 player) 2

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