1898 VFA Season Round 9: Footscray v Richmond

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

Footscray (4.5.29) defeated Richmond (1.7.13).

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

Footscray

Captain: Harry Wilson (acting)

Richmond

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Carris

Goal Umpires

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 ? ? ? ?
Williams, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 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