1897 VFA Season Round 5: Footscray v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1897 between Footscray and Port Melbourne during round five of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Port Melbourne at Western Oval. Bob Dick captained the hosts. Dave Powell captained the visitors.

Footscray (2.5.17) were defeated by Port Melbourne (7.9.51).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Footscray v Port Melbourne
Date: Monday 24 May 1897
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Port Melbourne
Score: 2.5.17 - 7.9.51

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 3 1 . 3 2 . 5 2 . 5 2 . 5 (17)
Port Melbourne 0 . 1 3 . 5 3 . 5 7 . 9 7 . 9 (51)
Margin FOOT by 8 PMLB by 14 PMLB by 6 PMLB by 34 PMLB by 34
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Bob Dick

Port Melbourne

Captain: Dave Powell

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Shaw

Goal Umpires

H. Alessio
J. Scott

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Dick, Bob (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 2 5

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Johnson, Arch ? ? ? ?
McGee, Billy ? ? ? ?
Monagle, Billy ? ? ? ?
Powell, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 7 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