1897 VFA Round 17: Williamstown v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1897 between Williamstown and North Melbourne during round 17 of the 1897 VFA season. Williamstown hosted North Melbourne at WCG. Walter Warren captained the hosts.

As a result of this match, Williamstown remained 4th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Williamstown v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 21 August 1897
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: WCG

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. North Melbourne
Score: 9.7.61 - 2.5.17

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 4 . 3 5 . 4 9 . 6 9 . 7 9 . 7 (61)
North Melbourne 0 . 0 0 . 2 1 . 2 2 . 5 2 . 5 (17)
Margin WILL by 27 WILL by 32 WILL by 52 WILL by 44 WILL by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Williamstown), unknown (North Melbourne)
Captains: Walter Warren (Williamstown), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Molyneux
Goal Umpire: E. Barrass, J. Tiernan
Umpire Replacement: J. Tiernan replaced W. Molyneux

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
McKinley, Tom ? ? ? ?
Warren, Walter (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 9 7

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Noonan, Dan ? ? ? ?
Rolent, Steve ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 2 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