1897 VFA Season Round 2: Williamstown v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1897 between Williamstown and North Melbourne during round two of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown hosted North Melbourne at the WCG. Walter Warren captained the hosts. Bill Stuckey captained the visitors.

Williamstown (4.6.30) were defeated by North Melbourne (4.9.33).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Williamstown v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 8 May 1897
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: WCG

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. by North Melbourne
Score: 4.6.30 - 4.9.33

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 1 . 4 3 . 4 3 . 5 4 . 6 4 . 6 (30)
North Melbourne 1 . 1 3 . 4 4 . 7 4 . 9 4 . 9 (33)
Margin WILL by 3 level NMLB by 8 NMLB by 3 NMLB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Williamstown

Captain: Walter Warren

North Melbourne

Captain: Bill Stuckey

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Carris

Goal Umpires

W. Crapp
W. Johnston

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Kennison, Jack ? ? ? ?
Warren, Walter (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 4 6

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houston, Dick ? ? ? ?
Rolent, Steve ? ? ? ?
Stuckey, Bill (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 4 9

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