1898 VFA Season Round 2: Brunswick v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1898 between Brunswick and North Melbourne during round two of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football Association. Brunswick hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Park. Dick Houston captained the visitors.

Brunswick (2.1.13) were defeated by North Melbourne (11.14.80).

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFA Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Brunswick v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 21 May 1898
Venue: Brunswick Park

Match Results

Outcome: Brunswick def. by North Melbourne
Score: 2.1.13 - 11.14.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brunswick 2 . 0 2 . 0 2 . 0 2 . 1 2 . 1 (13)
North Melbourne 2 . 1 5 . 4 7 . 9 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Margin NMLB by 1 NMLB by 22 NMLB by 39 NMLB by 67 NMLB by 67
Duration

Honour Roll

Brunswick

Captain: unknown

North Melbourne

Captain: Dick Houston

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

W. Molyneux

Goal Umpires

E. Barrass
W. Freame

Player Statistics

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Leeds, Billy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 2 1

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houston, Dick (c) ? ? ? ?
Paton, Joe ? ? ? ?
Smith, Jack ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 11 14

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