1898 VFA Season Round 15: North Melbourne v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1898 between North Melbourne and Port Melbourne during round fifteen of the 1898 season of the Victorian Football Association. North Melbourne hosted Port Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Dick Houston captained the hosts.

North Melbourne (10.12.72) defeated Port Melbourne (7.5.47).

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFA Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: North Melbourne v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 20 August 1898
Venue: Arden Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Port Melbourne
Score: 10.12.72 - 7.5.47

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 2 5 . 5 8 . 8 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Port Melbourne 2 . 2 5 . 2 6 . 3 7 . 5 7 . 5 (47)
Margin NMLB by 6 NMLB by 3 NMLB by 17 NMLB by 25 NMLB by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: Dick Houston

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

Schaefer

Goal Umpires

W. Crapp
Maloney

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houston, Dick (c) ? ? ? ?
Noonan, Dan ? ? ? ?
Paton, Joe ? ? ? ?
Sicily, Thomas ? ? ? ?
Smith, Jack ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (5 players) 10 12

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Johnson, Arch ? ? ? ?
McGee, Billy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 7 5

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