1898 VFA Season Round 6: Richmond v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1898 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round six of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football Association. Richmond hosted North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval. Dick Houston captained the visitors.

Richmond (10.15.75) defeated North Melbourne (6.3.39).

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFA Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Richmond v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 11 June 1898
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. North Melbourne
Score: 10.15.75 - 6.3.39

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 1 . 5 5 . 10 5 . 11 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
North Melbourne 3 . 1 4 . 2 6 . 3 6 . 3 6 . 3 (39)
Margin NMLB by 8 RICH by 14 RICH by 2 RICH by 36 RICH by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Richmond

Captain: unknown

North Melbourne

Captain: Dick Houston

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

W. Molyneux

Goal Umpires

W. Crapp
Hems

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Backhouse, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Williams, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 10 15

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houston, Dick (c) ? ? ? ?
Paton, Joe ? ? ? ?
Smith, Jack ? ? ? ?
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