1897 VFA Season Round 19: Footscray v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1897 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round nineteen of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval. Bob Dick captained the hosts.

Footscray (4.6.30) were defeated by North Melbourne (7.5.47).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Footscray v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 4 September 1897
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by North Melbourne
Score: 4.6.30 - 7.5.47

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 0 . 0 2 . 3 2 . 3 4 . 6 4 . 6 (30)
North Melbourne 3 . 2 3 . 2 7 . 5 7 . 5 7 . 5 (47)
Margin NMLB by 20 NMLB by 5 NMLB by 32 NMLB by 17 NMLB by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Bob Dick

North Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Shaw

Goal Umpires

W. Crapp
Maloney

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Dick, Bob (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 4 6

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houston, Dick ? ? ? ?
Noonan, Dan ? ? ? ?
Rolent, Steve ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 7 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