1898 VFA Season Round 2: Williamstown v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1898 between Williamstown and Footscray during round two of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown hosted Footscray at the WCG. Walter Warren captained the hosts. Bob Dick captained the visitors.

Williamstown (3.10.28) were defeated by Footscray (6.3.39).

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFA Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Williamstown v Footscray
Date: Saturday 21 May 1898
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: WCG

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. by Footscray
Score: 3.10.28 - 6.3.39

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 1 . 5 1 . 5 3 . 7 3 . 10 3 . 10 (28)
Footscray 0 . 1 4 . 2 4 . 2 6 . 3 6 . 3 (39)
Margin WILL by 10 FOOT by 15 FOOT by 1 FOOT by 11 FOOT by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Williamstown

Captain: Walter Warren

Footscray

Captain: Bob Dick

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Shaw

Goal Umpires

W. Crapp
Lee

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Krone, Frank ? ? ? ?
McKinley, Tom ? ? ? ?
Sprinthall, Billy ? ? ? ?
Warren, Walter (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 3 10

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
De Coite, Dave ? ? ? ?
Dick, Bob (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 6 3

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