1897 VFA Season Round 15: North Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1897 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round fifteen of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. North Melbourne hosted Richmond at East Melbourne.

North Melbourne (9.14.68) defeated Richmond (5.14.44).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: North Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 7 August 1897
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 9.14.68 - 5.14.44

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 4 . 3 4 . 5 7 . 9 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Richmond 0 . 0 1 . 8 2 . 9 5 . 14 5 . 14 (44)
Margin NMLB by 27 NMLB by 15 NMLB by 30 NMLB by 24 NMLB by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Richmond

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

W. Molyneux

Goal Umpires

W. Crapp
W. Johnston

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houston, Dick ? ? ? ?
Noonan, Dan ? ? ? ?
Rolent, Steve ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 9 14

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Backhouse, George ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 5 14

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