1897 VFA Round 16: Richmond v Brunswick

This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1897 between Richmond and Brunswick during round 16 of the 1897 VFA season. Richmond hosted Brunswick at Punt Road Oval.

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 6th on the ladder and Brunswick remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Richmond v Brunswick
Date: Saturday 14 August 1897
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Brunswick
Score: 5.21.51 - 5.4.34

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 1 . 3 1 . 12 4 . 15 5 . 21 5 . 21 (51)
Brunswick 3 . 3 3 . 3 4 . 4 5 . 4 5 . 4 (34)
Margin BRNW by 12 BRNW by 3 RICH by 11 RICH by 17 RICH by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Richmond), unknown (Brunswick)
Captains: unknown (Richmond), unknown (Brunswick)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Shaw
Goal Umpire: Hems, J. Scott

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Backhouse, George ? ? ? ?
Bahen, Chris ? ? ? ?
Watson, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 5 21

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Leeds, Billy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 5 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