1897 VFA Season Round 20: Richmond v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 September 1897 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round twenty of the 1897 season of the Victorian Football Association. Richmond hosted North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.

Richmond (6.8.44) were defeated by North Melbourne (6.16.52).

Match Details

Season: 1897 VFA Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Richmond v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 11 September 1897
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by North Melbourne
Score: 6.8.44 - 6.16.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 2 3 . 3 5 . 3 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
North Melbourne 0 . 2 2 . 9 5 . 13 6 . 16 6 . 16 (52)
Margin RICH by 12 level NMLB by 10 NMLB by 8 NMLB by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Richmond

Captain: unknown

North Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Shaw

Goal Umpires

W. Crapp
J. Scott

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Backhouse, George ? ? ? ?
Bahen, Chris ? ? ? ?
Watson, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 6 8

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houston, Dick ? ? ? ?
Noonan, Dan ? ? ? ?
Rolent, Steve ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 6 16

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