1897 VFA Season Round 1: Williamstown v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1897 between Williamstown and Footscray during round one of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown hosted Footscray at the WCG. Walter Warren captained the hosts. Bob Dick captained the visitors with Harry Wilson as vice-captain.

Williamstown (3.4.22) were defeated by Footscray (4.5.29).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Williamstown v Footscray
Date: Saturday 1 May 1897
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: WCG

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. by Footscray
Score: 3.4.22 - 4.5.29

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 2 . 3 3 . 3 3 . 4 3 . 4 3 . 4 (22)
Footscray 1 . 0 4 . 2 4 . 5 4 . 5 4 . 5 (29)
Margin WILL by 9 FOOT by 5 FOOT by 7 FOOT by 7 FOOT by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Williamstown

Captain: Walter Warren

Footscray

Captain: Bob Dick
Vice-Captain: Harry Wilson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Shaw

Goal Umpires

H. Alessio
W. Johnston

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Kennison, Jack ? ? ? ?
Warren, Walter (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 3 4

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Dick, Bob (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Houghton, Fred ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Wilson, Harry (vc) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (5 players) 4 5

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