1897 VFA Season Round 10: Port Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1897 between Port Melbourne and Footscray during round ten of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Footscray at North Port Oval. Bob Dick captained the visitors.

Port Melbourne (3.11.29) defeated Footscray (3.6.24).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Port Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 26 June 1897
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 3.11.29 - 3.6.24

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 2 . 2 2 . 7 3 . 9 3 . 11 3 . 11 (29)
Footscray 0 . 1 0 . 3 2 . 4 3 . 6 3 . 6 (24)
Margin PMLB by 13 PMLB by 16 PMLB by 11 PMLB by 5 PMLB by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Footscray

Captain: Bob Dick

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

W. Molyneux

Goal Umpires

W. Johnston
Maloney

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Johnson, Arch ? ? ? ?
Knox, Arthur ? ? ? ?
Monagle, Billy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 3 11

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Dick, Bob (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Houghton, Fred ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 3 6

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