1899 VFA Round 5: Footscray v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1899 between Footscray and Williamstown during round 5 of the 1899 VFA season. Footscray hosted Williamstown at Western Oval. Dave De Coite captained the hosts.

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Williamstown were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1899 VFA Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Footscray v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 27 May 1899
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Williamstown
Score: 8.4.52 - 0.3.3

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 0 4 . 2 6 . 3 8 . 4 8 . 4 (52)
Williamstown 0 . 1 0 . 1 0 . 1 0 . 3 0 . 3 (3)
Margin FOOT by 5 FOOT by 25 FOOT by 38 FOOT by 49 FOOT by 49
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Footscray), unknown (Williamstown)
Captains: Dave De Coite (Footscray), unknown (Williamstown)

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
De Coite, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Marmo, Joe ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 8 4

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
McKinley, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 0 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