1897 VFA Season Round 7: North Melbourne v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1897 between North Melbourne and Williamstown during round seven of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. North Melbourne hosted Williamstown at East Melbourne. Bill Stuckey captained the hosts. Walter Warren captained the visitors.

North Melbourne (5.8.38) defeated Williamstown (3.5.23).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: North Melbourne v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 5 June 1897
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Williamstown
Score: 5.8.38 - 3.5.23

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 3 4 . 4 5 . 8 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
Williamstown 0 . 3 0 . 4 2 . 4 3 . 5 3 . 5 (23)
Margin NMLB by 12 NMLB by 24 NMLB by 22 NMLB by 15 NMLB by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: Bill Stuckey

Williamstown

Captain: Walter Warren

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Shaw

Goal Umpires

E. Barrass
J. Tiernan

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houston, Dick ? ? ? ?
Noonan, Dan ? ? ? ?
Rolent, Steve ? ? ? ?
Stuckey, Bill (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 5 8

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Sprinthall, Billy ? ? ? ?
Warren, Walter (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 3 5

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