1896 VFA Season Round 4: North Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1896 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round four of the 1896 season of the Victorian Football Association. North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.

North Melbourne (2.7.2) were defeated by Footscray (4.6.4).

Match Details

Season: 1896 VFA Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: North Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 23 May 1896
Venue: Arden Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Footscray
Score: 2.7.2 - 4.6.4

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 0 1 . 1 2 . 6 2 . 7 2 . 7 (2)
Footscray 0 . 1 1 . 5 4 . 6 4 . 6 4 . 6 (4)
Margin NMLB by 1 level FOOT by 2 FOOT by 2 FOOT by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Footscray

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 players) 2

Footscray

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

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