1898 VFA Season Round 5: Footscray v Brunswick

This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1898 between Footscray and Brunswick during round five of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Brunswick at Western Oval. In the absence of Bob Dick, vice-captain Harry Wilson captained the hosts.

Footscray (11.9.75) defeated Brunswick (5.5.35).

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFA Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Footscray v Brunswick
Date: Saturday 4 June 1898
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Brunswick
Score: 11.9.75 - 5.5.35

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 4 . 2 8 . 7 9 . 9 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Brunswick 1 . 0 1 . 0 3 . 1 5 . 5 5 . 5 (35)
Margin FOOT by 20 FOOT by 49 FOOT by 44 FOOT by 40 FOOT by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Harry Wilson (acting)

Brunswick

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

W. Molyneux

Goal Umpires

W. Freame
Harding

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Wilson, Harry (ac) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 11 9

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Leeds, Billy ? ? ? ?
Snell, Archie ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 5 5

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