1898 VFA Season Round 12: Williamstown v Footscray

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

Williamstown (5.6.36) defeated Footscray (3.4.22).

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

Williamstown

Captain: Walter Warren

Footscray

Captain: Harry Wilson (acting)

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Shaw

Goal Umpires

W. Crapp
W. Johnston

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
McKinley, Tom ? ? ? ?
Sprinthall, Billy ? ? ? ?
Warren, Walter (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 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