1897 VFA Season Round 4: North Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1897 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round four of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. North Melbourne hosted Footscray at East Melbourne. Bill Stuckey captained the hosts. Bob Dick captained the visitors with Harry Wilson as vice-captain.

North Melbourne (8.7.55) were defeated by Footscray (9.8.62).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: North Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 22 May 1897
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Footscray
Score: 8.7.55 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 4 . 4 6 . 6 8 . 6 8 . 7 8 . 7 (55)
Footscray 2 . 3 5 . 5 7 . 5 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin NMLB by 13 NMLB by 7 NMLB by 7 FOOT by 7 FOOT by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: Bill Stuckey

Footscray

Captain: Bob Dick
Vice-Captain: Harry Wilson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

W. Molyneux

Goal Umpires

W. Crapp
J. Tiernan

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houston, Dick ? ? ? ?
Rolent, Steve ? ? ? ?
Stuckey, Bill (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 8 7

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Dick, Bob (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Wilson, Harry (vc) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 9 8

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