1897 VFA Round 1: Richmond v Brunswick

This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1897 between Richmond and Brunswick during round 1 of the 1897 VFA season. Richmond hosted Brunswick at MCG.

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder and Brunswick were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Richmond v Brunswick
Date: Saturday 1 May 1897
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Brunswick
Score: 5.8.38 - 2.3.15

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 0 . 1 1 . 4 2 . 6 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
Brunswick 0 . 2 1 . 2 2 . 3 2 . 3 2 . 3 (15)
Margin BRNW by 1 RICH by 2 RICH by 3 RICH by 23 RICH by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Richmond), unknown (Brunswick)
Captains: unknown (Richmond), unknown (Brunswick)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Carris
Goal Umpire: Hems, McNee

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Backhouse, George ? ? ? ?
Bahen, Chris ? ? ? ?
Watson, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 5 8

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 2 3

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