1898 VFA Season Round 11: Footscray v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1898 between Footscray and Port Melbourne during round eleven of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Port Melbourne at Western Oval. In the absence of Bob Dick, vice-captain Harry Wilson captained the hosts.

Footscray (5.7.37) defeated Port Melbourne (3.3.21).

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFA Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Footscray v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 23 July 1898
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Port Melbourne
Score: 5.7.37 - 3.3.21

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 4 3 . 5 5 . 7 5 . 7 5 . 7 (37)
Port Melbourne 1 . 0 3 . 2 3 . 2 3 . 3 3 . 3 (21)
Margin FOOT by 16 FOOT by 3 FOOT by 17 FOOT by 16 FOOT by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Harry Wilson (acting)

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

Schaefer

Goal Umpires

Maloney
J. Scott

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
De Coite, Dave ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Wilson, Harry (ac) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 5 7

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Johnson, Arch ? ? ? ?
McGee, Billy ? ? ? ?
Powell, Dave ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 3 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