1897 VFA 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 4 of the 1897 VFA season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at East Melbourne.
Bill Stuckey captained the hosts.
Bob Dick captained the visitors with Harry Wilson as vice-captain.
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bill Stuckey
(North Melbourne),
Bob Dick
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Harry Wilson
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Molyneux
Goal Umpire:
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 | |||