1898 VFA Round 4: Richmond v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1898 between Richmond and Footscray during round 4 of the 1898 VFA season. Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval. Bob Dick captained the visitors.

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 5th on the ladder and Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFA Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Richmond v Footscray
Date: Saturday 28 May 1898
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Footscray
Score: 6.10.46 - 7.10.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 0 . 2 0 . 6 2 . 8 6 . 10 6 . 10 (46)
Footscray 4 . 6 5 . 9 7 . 10 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Margin FOOT by 28 FOOT by 33 FOOT by 32 FOOT by 6 FOOT by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Richmond), unknown (Footscray)
Captains: unknown (Richmond), Bob Dick (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Shaw
Goal Umpire: E. Barrass, Hems

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 6 10

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
De Coite, Dave ? ? ? ?
Dick, Bob (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 7 10

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