1897 VFA Season Round 2: Footscray v Brunswick

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1897 between Footscray and Brunswick during round two of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Brunswick at Western Oval. Bob Dick captained the hosts.

Footscray (6.12.48) defeated Brunswick (3.4.22).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Footscray v Brunswick
Date: Saturday 8 May 1897
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Brunswick
Score: 6.12.48 - 3.4.22

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 2 5 . 4 6 . 9 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Brunswick 0 . 0 0 . 4 3 . 4 3 . 4 3 . 4 (22)
Margin FOOT by 14 FOOT by 30 FOOT by 23 FOOT by 26 FOOT by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Bob Dick

Brunswick

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

W. Molyneux

Goal Umpires

Maloney
J. Tiernan

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Dick, Bob (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Houghton, Fred ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 6 12

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 3 4

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