1897 VFA Season Round 6: North Melbourne v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1897 between North Melbourne and Port Melbourne during round six of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. North Melbourne hosted Port Melbourne at East Melbourne. Bill Stuckey captained the hosts. Dave Powell captained the visitors.

North Melbourne (6.5.41) defeated Port Melbourne (2.8.20).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: North Melbourne v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 29 May 1897
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Port Melbourne
Score: 6.5.41 - 2.8.20

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 0 . 2 2 . 2 2 . 4 6 . 5 6 . 5 (41)
Port Melbourne 1 . 0 2 . 2 2 . 5 2 . 8 2 . 8 (20)
Margin PMLB by 4 level PMLB by 1 NMLB by 21 NMLB by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: Bill Stuckey

Port Melbourne

Captain: Dave Powell

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Carris

Goal Umpires

Hems
W. Johnston

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houston, Dick ? ? ? ?
Rolent, Steve ? ? ? ?
Stuckey, Bill (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 6 5

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Johnson, Arch ? ? ? ?
McGee, Billy ? ? ? ?
Monagle, Billy ? ? ? ?
Powell, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 2 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