1897 VFA Season Round 2: Port Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1897 between Port Melbourne and Richmond during round two of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Richmond at North Port Oval. Dave Powell captained the hosts.

Port Melbourne (10.12.72) defeated Richmond (3.5.23).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Port Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 8 May 1897
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 10.12.72 - 3.5.23

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 2 . 3 6 . 5 8 . 12 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Richmond 0 . 1 0 . 3 0 . 3 3 . 5 3 . 5 (23)
Margin PMLB by 14 PMLB by 38 PMLB by 57 PMLB by 49 PMLB by 49
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: Dave Powell

Richmond

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Shaw

Goal Umpires

Hems
McNee

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Johnson, Arch ? ? ? ?
Knox, Arthur ? ? ? ?
Monagle, Billy ? ? ? ?
Powell, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 10 12

Richmond

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