1898 VFA Season Round 7: Footscray v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1898 between Footscray and Williamstown during round seven of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Williamstown at Western Oval. Bob Dick captained the hosts with Harry Wilson as vice-captain. Walter Warren captained the visitors.

Footscray (4.3.27) defeated Williamstown (2.7.19).

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFA Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Footscray v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 18 June 1898
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Williamstown
Score: 4.3.27 - 2.7.19

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 0 . 2 2 . 3 2 . 3 4 . 3 4 . 3 (27)
Williamstown 0 . 4 1 . 4 2 . 7 2 . 7 2 . 7 (19)
Margin WILL by 2 FOOT by 5 WILL by 4 FOOT by 8 FOOT by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Bob Dick
Vice-Captain: Harry Wilson

Williamstown

Captain: Walter Warren

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Carris

Goal Umpires

Lee
Maloney

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
De Coite, Dave ? ? ? ?
Dick, Bob (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Wilson, Harry (vc) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (5 players) 4 3

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Kennison, Jack ? ? ? ?
McKinley, Tom ? ? ? ?
Sprinthall, Billy ? ? ? ?
Warren, Walter (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 2 7

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