1897 VFA Season Round 18: Richmond v Footscray

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

Richmond (5.10.40) were defeated by Footscray (9.12.66).

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

Richmond

Captain: unknown

Footscray

Captain: Bob Dick

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Tiernan

Goal Umpires

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