1898 VFA Season Round 1: Richmond v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1898 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round one of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football Association. Richmond hosted North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval. Dick Houston captained the visitors.

Richmond (6.7.43) were defeated by North Melbourne (7.17.59).

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Richmond v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 14 May 1898
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by North Melbourne
Score: 6.7.43 - 7.17.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 4 3 . 5 5 . 6 6 . 7 6 . 7 (43)
North Melbourne 1 . 2 2 . 10 3 . 15 7 . 17 7 . 17 (59)
Margin RICH by 8 RICH by 1 RICH by 3 NMLB by 16 NMLB by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Richmond

Captain: unknown

North Melbourne

Captain: Dick Houston

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Shaw

Goal Umpires

Harding
W. Johnston

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Backhouse, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Bahen, Chris ? ? ? ?
Watson, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 6 7

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houston, Dick (c) ? ? ? ?
Paton, Joe ? ? ? ?
Smith, Jack ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 7 17

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