1897 VFA Season Round 1: Richmond v Brunswick

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

Richmond (5.8.38) defeated Brunswick (2.3.15).

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

Richmond

Captain: unknown

Brunswick

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Carris

Goal Umpires

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