1897 VFA Season Round 5: North Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1897 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round five of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. North Melbourne hosted Richmond at East Melbourne. Bill Stuckey captained the hosts.

North Melbourne (5.13.43) defeated Richmond (6.6.42).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: North Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Monday 24 May 1897
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 5.13.43 - 6.6.42

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 2 4 . 6 4 . 9 5 . 13 5 . 13 (43)
Richmond 2 . 2 2 . 4 5 . 6 6 . 6 6 . 6 (42)
Margin RICH by 6 NMLB by 14 RICH by 3 NMLB by 1 NMLB by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: Bill Stuckey

Richmond

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

W. Molyneux

Goal Umpires

McNee
J. Tiernan

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houston, Dick ? ? ? ?
Rolent, Steve ? ? ? ?
Stuckey, Bill (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 5 13

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Backhouse, George ? ? ? ?
Kelly, Dick ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 6 6

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