1902 VFA Season Round 5: Footscray v Essendon Town

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1902 between Footscray and Essendon Town during round five of the 1902 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Essendon Town at Western Oval. Dave De Coite captained the hosts.

Footscray (7.5.47) defeated Essendon Town (2.9.21).

Match Details

Season: 1902 VFA Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Footscray v Essendon Town
Date: Saturday 31 May 1902
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Essendon Town
Score: 7.5.47 - 2.9.21

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 4 . 2 5 . 2 6 . 5 7 . 5 7 . 5 (47)
Essendon Town 0 . 0 0 . 6 1 . 7 2 . 9 2 . 9 (21)
Margin FOOT by 26 FOOT by 26 FOOT by 28 FOOT by 26 FOOT by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Dave De Coite

Essendon Town

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
De Coite, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Groves, Joe ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Marmo, Joe ? ? ? ?
Stevenson, Ted ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (6 players) 7 5

Essendon Town

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Ford, Arthur ? ? ? ?
Sweatman, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 2 9

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