1897 VFA Season Round 11: Williamstown v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1897 between Williamstown and Footscray during round eleven of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown hosted Footscray at the WCG. Walter Warren captained the hosts. Bob Dick captained the visitors.

Williamstown (3.5.23) defeated Footscray (2.9.21).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Williamstown v Footscray
Date: Saturday 3 July 1897
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: WCG

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. Footscray
Score: 3.5.23 - 2.9.21

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 1 . 1 2 . 1 2 . 4 3 . 5 3 . 5 (23)
Footscray 0 . 2 0 . 6 0 . 6 2 . 9 2 . 9 (21)
Margin WILL by 5 WILL by 7 WILL by 10 WILL by 2 WILL by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Williamstown

Captain: Walter Warren

Footscray

Captain: Bob Dick

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Tiernan

Goal Umpires

Hems
W. Johnston

Player Statistics

Williamstown

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

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Dick, Bob (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Houghton, Fred ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 2 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