1897 VFA Season Round 8: Brunswick v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1897 between Brunswick and North Melbourne during round eight of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Brunswick hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Park. Bill Stuckey captained the visitors.

Brunswick (2.9.21) were defeated by North Melbourne (8.9.57).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Brunswick v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 12 June 1897
Venue: Brunswick Park

Match Results

Outcome: Brunswick def. by North Melbourne
Score: 2.9.21 - 8.9.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brunswick 0 . 2 0 . 3 2 . 5 2 . 9 2 . 9 (21)
North Melbourne 1 . 1 4 . 3 4 . 6 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Margin NMLB by 5 NMLB by 24 NMLB by 13 NMLB by 36 NMLB by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Brunswick

Captain: unknown

North Melbourne

Captain: Bill Stuckey

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

W. Molyneux

Goal Umpires

W. Crapp
J. Tiernan

Player Statistics

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Snell, Archie ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 2 9

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houston, Dick ? ? ? ?
Rolent, Steve ? ? ? ?
Stuckey, Bill (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 8 9

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