1897 VFA Round 18: Richmond v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1897 between Richmond and Footscray during round 18 of the 1897 VFA season. Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval. Bob Dick captained the visitors.

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 6th on the ladder and Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Richmond v Footscray
Date: Saturday 28 August 1897
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Footscray
Score: 5.10.40 - 9.12.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 1 . 2 2 . 3 4 . 8 5 . 10 5 . 10 (40)
Footscray 0 . 2 6 . 6 6 . 7 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Margin RICH by 6 FOOT by 27 FOOT by 11 FOOT by 26 FOOT by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Richmond), unknown (Footscray)
Captains: unknown (Richmond), Bob Dick (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Tiernan
Goal Umpire: W. Crapp, J. Scott

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Backhouse, George ? ? ? ?
Bahen, Chris ? ? ? ?
Watson, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 5 10

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Dick, Bob (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 9 12

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