1896 VFA Season Round 1: Footscray v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1896 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round one of the 1896 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.

Footscray (3.7.3) were defeated by South Melbourne (5.8.5).

Match Details

Season: 1896 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Footscray v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 2 May 1896
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by South Melbourne
Score: 3.7.3 - 5.8.5

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 0 . 0 2 . 4 2 . 4 3 . 7 3 . 7 (3)
South Melbourne 3 . 2 3 . 2 5 . 7 5 . 8 5 . 8 (5)
Margin SMLB by 3 SMLB by 1 SMLB by 3 SMLB by 2 SMLB by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: unknown

South Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

Footscray

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

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 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