1897 VFA Season Round 3: Richmond v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1897 between Richmond and Footscray during round three of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Richmond hosted Footscray at Richmond City Reserve. Bob Dick captained the visitors.

Richmond (5.10.40) were defeated by Footscray (10.13.73).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Richmond v Footscray
Date: Saturday 15 May 1897
Venue: Richmond City Reserve

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Footscray
Score: 5.10.40 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 0 . 1 3 . 6 3 . 8 5 . 10 5 . 10 (40)
Footscray 5 . 5 6 . 5 8 . 11 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin FOOT by 34 FOOT by 17 FOOT by 33 FOOT by 33 FOOT by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Richmond

Captain: unknown

Footscray

Captain: Bob Dick

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Carris

Goal Umpires

Maloney
J. Tiernan

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Backhouse, George ? ? ? ?
Brennan, Owen ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 5 10

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Dick, Bob (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 10 13

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