1898 VFA Season Qualifying Round 1: Footscray v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1898 between Footscray and North Melbourne during the first qualifying round of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray "hosted" North Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Dave De Coite captained the hosts with Harry Wilson as vice-captain. Dick Houston captained the visitors.

Footscray (6.12.48) defeated North Melbourne (3.5.23).

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFA Season
Round: Qualifying Round 1
Teams: Footscray v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 3 September 1898
Venue: Arden Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. North Melbourne
Score: 6.12.48 - 3.5.23

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 2 3 . 4 6 . 10 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
North Melbourne 0 . 1 0 . 4 1 . 4 3 . 5 3 . 5 (23)
Margin FOOT by 13 FOOT by 18 FOOT by 36 FOOT by 25 FOOT by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Dave De Coite
Vice-Captain: Harry Wilson

North Melbourne

Captain: Dick Houston

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

Schaefer

Goal Umpires

E. Barrass
W. Crapp

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
De Coite, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Wilson, Harry (vc) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 6 12

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houston, Dick (c) ? ? ? ?
Noonan, Dan ? ? ? ?
Rolent, Steve ? ? ? ?
Sicily, Thomas ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 3 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