1898 VFA Round 9: Footscray v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1898 between Footscray and Richmond during round 9 of the 1898 VFA season. Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval. In the absence of Bob Dick, vice-captain Harry Wilson captained the hosts.

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFA Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Footscray v Richmond
Date: Saturday 2 July 1898
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Richmond
Score: 4.5.29 - 1.7.13

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 0 . 2 1 . 4 2 . 4 4 . 5 4 . 5 (29)
Richmond 0 . 4 0 . 4 1 . 5 1 . 7 1 . 7 (13)
Margin RICH by 2 FOOT by 6 FOOT by 5 FOOT by 16 FOOT by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Footscray), unknown (Richmond)
Captains: Harry Wilson (Footscray), unknown (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Carris
Goal Umpire: Lee, Maloney

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
De Coite, Dave ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Wilson, Harry (ac) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 4 5

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Watson, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 1 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