1897 VFA Season Round 8: Footscray v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1897 between Footscray and Richmond during round eight of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval. Bob Dick captained the hosts.

Footscray (8.13.61) defeated Richmond (6.8.44).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Footscray v Richmond
Date: Saturday 12 June 1897
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Richmond
Score: 8.13.61 - 6.8.44

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 5 6 . 10 7 . 13 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Richmond 1 . 3 1 . 6 2 . 6 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Margin FOOT by 2 FOOT by 34 FOOT by 37 FOOT by 17 FOOT by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Bob Dick

Richmond

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Shaw

Goal Umpires

W. Johnston
Maloney

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Dick, Bob (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 8 13

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Backhouse, George ? ? ? ?
Bahen, Chris ? ? ? ?
Brennan, Owen ? ? ? ?
Kelly, Dick ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 6 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