1898 VFA Season Round 6: Port Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1898 between Port Melbourne and Footscray during round six of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Footscray at North Port Oval. In the absence of Bob Dick, vice-captain Harry Wilson captained the visitors.

Port Melbourne (9.8.62) defeated Footscray (3.6.24).

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFA Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Port Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 11 June 1898
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 9.8.62 - 3.6.24

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 1 . 0 7 . 1 7 . 1 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Footscray 3 . 3 3 . 3 3 . 6 3 . 6 3 . 6 (24)
Margin FOOT by 15 PMLB by 22 PMLB by 19 PMLB by 38 PMLB by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Footscray

Captain: Harry Wilson (acting)

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Shaw

Goal Umpires

Maloney
J. Scott

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Knox, Arthur ? ? ? ?
McGee, Billy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 9 8

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
De Coite, Dave ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Wilson, Harry (ac) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 3 6

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