1895 VFA Season Round 1: Footscray v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1895 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round one of the 1895 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval. Tom Banks captained the visitors.

Footscray (3.9.3) were defeated by Fitzroy (5.5.5).

Match Details

Season: 1895 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Footscray v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 4 May 1895
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Fitzroy
Score: 3.9.3 - 5.5.5

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 1 2 . 1 3 . 6 3 . 9 3 . 9 (3)
Fitzroy 2 . 0 4 . 2 4 . 3 5 . 5 5 . 5 (5)
Margin level FITZ by 2 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 2 FITZ by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: unknown

Fitzroy

Captain: Tom Banks

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

I. Crapp

Player Statistics

Footscray

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

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Banks, Tom (c) ? ? ?
Keenan, Tom ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (2 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