1901 VFA Round 6: Footscray v West Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1901 between Footscray and West Melbourne during round 6 of the 1901 VFA season. Footscray hosted West Melbourne 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 West Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1901 VFA Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Footscray v West Melbourne
Date: Saturday 8 June 1901
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. West Melbourne
Score: 5.7.37 - 4.5.29

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 4 3 . 4 5 . 6 5 . 7 5 . 7 (37)
West Melbourne 0 . 1 4 . 3 4 . 3 4 . 5 4 . 5 (29)
Margin FOOT by 21 WMLB by 5 FOOT by 9 FOOT by 8 FOOT by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Footscray), unknown (West Melbourne)
Captains: Dave De Coite (Footscray), unknown (West Melbourne)

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Blair, Jim ? ? ? ?
De Coite, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Groves, Joe ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (5 players) 5 7

West Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 4 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