1898 VFA Qualifying Round 2: Port Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 10 September 1898 between Port Melbourne and Footscray during the second qualifying round of the 1898 VFA season. Port Melbourne hosted Footscray at North Port Oval. Dave De Coite captained the visitors with Harry Wilson as vice-captain.

As a result of this match, Port Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Footscray remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFA Season
Round: Qualifying Round 2
Teams: Port Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 10 September 1898
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 7.10.52 - 2.4.16

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 2 . 5 4 . 6 6 . 6 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Footscray 0 . 0 0 . 1 0 . 3 2 . 4 2 . 4 (16)
Margin PMLB by 17 PMLB by 29 PMLB by 39 PMLB by 36 PMLB by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Port Melbourne), unknown (Footscray)
Captains: unknown (Port Melbourne), Dave De Coite (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Port Melbourne), Harry Wilson (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Freame
Goal Umpire: W. Johnston, J. Scott

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Blair, Jim ? ? ? ?
McGee, Billy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 7 10

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
De Coite, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Wilson, Harry (vc) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 2 4

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