1897 VFA Season Round 20: Footscray v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 September 1897 between Footscray and Port Melbourne during round twenty of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Port Melbourne at Western Oval. Bob Dick captained the hosts.

Footscray (7.12.54) defeated Port Melbourne (3.6.24).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Footscray v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 11 September 1897
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Port Melbourne
Score: 7.12.54 - 3.6.24

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 2 2 . 7 6 . 8 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Port Melbourne 0 . 3 2 . 3 3 . 4 3 . 6 3 . 6 (24)
Margin FOOT by 5 FOOT by 4 FOOT by 22 FOOT by 30 FOOT by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Bob Dick

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Carris

Goal Umpires

H. Alessio
E. Barrass

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Dick, Bob (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 7 12

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Johnson, Arch ? ? ? ?
Knox, Arthur ? ? ? ?
Monagle, Billy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 3 6

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