1898 VFA Season Round 8: Footscray v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1898 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round eight of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval. In the absence of Bob Dick, vice-captain Harry Wilson captained the hosts. Dick Houston captained the visitors.

Footscray (5.12.42) defeated North Melbourne (2.2.14).

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFA Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Footscray v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 25 June 1898
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. North Melbourne
Score: 5.12.42 - 2.2.14

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 7 2 . 7 4 . 7 5 . 12 5 . 12 (42)
North Melbourne 0 . 0 2 . 1 2 . 1 2 . 2 2 . 2 (14)
Margin FOOT by 19 FOOT by 6 FOOT by 18 FOOT by 28 FOOT by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Harry Wilson (acting)

North Melbourne

Captain: Dick Houston

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

W. Freame

Goal Umpires

W. Crapp
Maloney

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
De Coite, Dave ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Wilson, Harry (ac) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 5 12

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houston, Dick (c) ? ? ? ?
Noonan, Dan ? ? ? ?
Paton, Joe ? ? ? ?
Sicily, Thomas ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 2 2

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