1903 VFA Season Preliminary Final: North Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1903 between North Melbourne and Footscray in the final of the 1903 season of the Victorian Football Association. North Melbourne hosted Footscray at East Melbourne. Dave De Coite captained the visitors.

North Melbourne (7.11.53) defeated Footscray (4.9.33).

Match Details

Season: 1903 VFA Season
Round: Final (Preliminary Final)
Teams: North Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 12 September 1903
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 7.11.53 - 4.9.33

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 0 . 0 4 . 7 5 . 9 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Footscray 3 . 4 3 . 5 3 . 6 4 . 9 4 . 9 (33)
Margin FOOT by 22 NMLB by 8 NMLB by 15 NMLB by 20 NMLB by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Footscray

Captain: Dave De Coite

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Bert ? ? ? ?
Boyle, Bob ? ? ? ?
Considine, Pat ? ? ? ?
Londerigan, Mike ? ? ? ?
Morrison, Len ? ? ? ?
Smith, Jack ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (6 players) 7 11

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
De Coite, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Groves, Joe ? ? ? ?
Marmo, Joe ? ? ? ?
Stevenson, Ted ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (5 players) 4 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