1897 VFA Season Round 16: Port Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1897 between Port Melbourne and North Melbourne during round sixteen of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at North Port Oval. Dave Powell captained the hosts.

Port Melbourne (2.11.23) were defeated by North Melbourne (4.5.29).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Port Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 14 August 1897
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. by North Melbourne
Score: 2.11.23 - 4.5.29

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 0 . 2 2 . 5 2 . 8 2 . 11 2 . 11 (23)
North Melbourne 2 . 3 2 . 4 2 . 5 4 . 5 4 . 5 (29)
Margin NMLB by 13 PMLB by 1 PMLB by 3 NMLB by 6 NMLB by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: Dave Powell

North Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

Chapman

Goal Umpires

Maloney
McNee

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Johnson, Arch ? ? ? ?
McGee, Billy ? ? ? ?
Monagle, Billy ? ? ? ?
Powell, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 2 11

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houston, Dick ? ? ? ?
Rolent, Steve ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 4 5

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