1897 VFA Round 7: Richmond v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1897 between Richmond and Port Melbourne during round 7 of the 1897 VFA season. Richmond hosted Port Melbourne at Punt Road Oval. Dave Powell captained the visitors.

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 6th on the ladder and Port Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Richmond v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 5 June 1897
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Port Melbourne
Score: 8.1.49 - 8.12.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 0 . 1 3 . 1 6 . 1 8 . 1 8 . 1 (49)
Port Melbourne 4 . 5 6 . 8 7 . 11 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Margin PMLB by 28 PMLB by 25 PMLB by 16 PMLB by 11 PMLB by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Richmond), unknown (Port Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Richmond), Dave Powell (Port Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Molyneux
Goal Umpire: H. Alessio, Maloney

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Backhouse, George ? ? ? ?
Watson, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 8 1

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Monagle, Billy ? ? ? ?
Powell, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 8 12

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