1897 VFA Season Round 16: Footscray v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1897 between Footscray and Williamstown during round sixteen of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Williamstown at Western Oval. Bob Dick captained the hosts. Walter Warren captained the visitors.

Footscray (3.6.24) were defeated by Williamstown (3.7.25).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Footscray v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 14 August 1897
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Williamstown
Score: 3.6.24 - 3.7.25

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 0 . 0 0 . 4 1 . 5 3 . 6 3 . 6 (24)
Williamstown 2 . 2 2 . 2 3 . 7 3 . 7 3 . 7 (25)
Margin WILL by 14 WILL by 10 WILL by 14 WILL by 1 WILL by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Bob Dick

Williamstown

Captain: Walter Warren

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Tiernan

Goal Umpires

E. Barrass
W. Crapp

Player Statistics

Footscray

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

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Kennison, Jack ? ? ? ?
McKinley, Tom ? ? ? ?
Sprinthall, Billy ? ? ? ?
Warren, Walter (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 3 7

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