1897 VFA Season Round 7: Brunswick v Footscray

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

Brunswick (4.2.26) were defeated by Footscray (8.8.56).

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

Brunswick

Captain: unknown

Footscray

Captain: Bob Dick

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Carris

Goal Umpires

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