1898 VFA Season Round 14: Footscray v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1898 between Footscray and Richmond during round fourteen of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray "hosted" Richmond at Punt Road Oval. In the absence of Bob Dick, Dave De Coite captained the hosts.

Footscray (4.10.34) defeated Richmond (3.7.25).

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFA Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Footscray v Richmond
Date: Saturday 13 August 1898
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Richmond
Score: 4.10.34 - 3.7.25

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 0 2 . 4 3 . 4 4 . 10 4 . 10 (34)
Richmond 1 . 3 1 . 7 3 . 7 3 . 7 3 . 7 (25)
Margin FOOT by 3 FOOT by 3 RICH by 3 FOOT by 9 FOOT by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Dave De Coite (acting)

Richmond

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

Schaefer

Goal Umpires

W. Johnston
J. Scott

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
De Coite, Dave (ac) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 4 10

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bahen, Chris ? ? ? ?
O'Halloran, James ? ? ? ?
Taylor, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Watson, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 3 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