1897 VFA Season Round 1: Port Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1897 between Port Melbourne and North Melbourne during round one of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at North Port Oval. Dave Powell captained the hosts. Bill Stuckey captained the visitors.

Port Melbourne (8.19.67) defeated North Melbourne (2.6.18).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Port Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 1 May 1897
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. North Melbourne
Score: 8.19.67 - 2.6.18

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 0 . 2 4 . 10 4 . 10 8 . 19 8 . 19 (67)
North Melbourne 1 . 2 1 . 2 2 . 6 2 . 6 2 . 6 (18)
Margin NMLB by 6 PMLB by 26 PMLB by 16 PMLB by 49 PMLB by 49
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: Dave Powell

North Melbourne

Captain: Bill Stuckey

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

W. Molyneux

Goal Umpires

W. Crapp
Maloney

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Johnson, Arch ? ? ? ?
Knox, Arthur ? ? ? ?
Powell, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 8 19

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Stuckey, Bill (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 2 6

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