1897 VFA Season Round 6: Footscray v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1897 between Footscray and Williamstown during round six of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Williamstown at Western Oval. Bob Dick captained the hosts. Walter Warren captained the visitors.

Footscray (2.10.22) defeated Williamstown (0.4.4).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Footscray v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 29 May 1897
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Williamstown
Score: 2.10.22 - 0.4.4

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 1 2 . 4 2 . 8 2 . 10 2 . 10 (22)
Williamstown 0 . 2 0 . 2 0 . 3 0 . 4 0 . 4 (4)
Margin FOOT by 11 FOOT by 14 FOOT by 17 FOOT by 18 FOOT by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Bob Dick

Williamstown

Captain: Walter Warren

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Shaw

Goal Umpires

W. Crapp
J. Tiernan

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Dick, Bob (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 2 10

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Kennison, Jack ? ? ? ?
Sprinthall, Billy ? ? ? ?
Warren, Walter (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 0 4

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