1897 VFA Round 7: Brunswick v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1897 between Brunswick and Footscray during round 7 of the 1897 VFA season. Brunswick hosted Footscray at Brunswick Park. Bob Dick captained the visitors.

As a result of this match, Brunswick remained 4th on the ladder and Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Brunswick v Footscray
Date: Saturday 5 June 1897
Venue: Brunswick Park

Match Results

Outcome: Brunswick def. by Footscray
Score: 4.2.26 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brunswick 2 . 1 2 . 1 2 . 1 4 . 2 4 . 2 (26)
Footscray 2 . 5 4 . 5 8 . 6 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin FOOT by 4 FOOT by 16 FOOT by 41 FOOT by 30 FOOT by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Brunswick), unknown (Footscray)
Captains: unknown (Brunswick), Bob Dick (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Carris
Goal Umpire: Lee, McNee

Player Statistics

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Snell, Archie ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 4 2

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Dick, Bob (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 8 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