1897 VFA Season Round 14: Footscray v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1897 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round fourteen of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval. Bob Dick captained the hosts.

Footscray (4.4.28) defeated North Melbourne (1.4.10).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Footscray v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 July 1897
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. North Melbourne
Score: 4.4.28 - 1.4.10

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 0 1 . 1 3 . 3 4 . 4 4 . 4 (28)
North Melbourne 0 . 3 0 . 3 1 . 3 1 . 4 1 . 4 (10)
Margin FOOT by 3 FOOT by 4 FOOT by 12 FOOT by 18 FOOT by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Bob Dick

North Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Shaw

Goal Umpires

Maloney
McNee

Player Statistics

Footscray

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

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houston, Dick ? ? ? ?
Noonan, Dan ? ? ? ?
Rolent, Steve ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 1 4

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