1896 VFA Season Round 19: Footscray v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 19 September 1896 between Footscray and Essendon during round nineteen of the 1896 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.

Footscray (5.7.5) were defeated by Essendon (9.15.9).

Match Details

Season: 1896 VFA Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Footscray v Essendon
Date: Saturday 19 September 1896
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Essendon
Score: 5.7.5 - 9.15.9

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 0 3 . 2 3 . 2 5 . 7 5 . 7 (5)
Essendon 3 . 6 6 . 7 7 . 13 9 . 15 9 . 15 (9)
Margin ESSE by 2 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: unknown

Essendon

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 players) 5

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 players) 9

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