1898 VFA Round 12: Williamstown v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1898 between Williamstown and Footscray during round 12 of the 1898 VFA season. Williamstown hosted Footscray at WCG. Walter Warren captained the hosts. In the absence of Bob Dick, vice-captain Harry Wilson captained the visitors.

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

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFA Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Williamstown v Footscray
Date: Saturday 30 July 1898
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: WCG

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. Footscray
Score: 5.6.36 - 3.4.22

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 1 . 1 2 . 2 5 . 6 5 . 6 5 . 6 (36)
Footscray 0 . 1 2 . 2 2 . 2 3 . 4 3 . 4 (22)
Margin WILL by 6 level WILL by 22 WILL by 14 WILL by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Williamstown), unknown (Footscray)
Captains: Walter Warren (Williamstown), Harry Wilson (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Shaw
Goal Umpire: W. Crapp, W. Johnston

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
McKinley, Tom ? ? ? ?
Warren, Walter (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 5 6

Footscray

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

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