1903 VFA Round 1: Williamstown v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1903 between Williamstown and Footscray during round 1 of the 1903 VFA season. Williamstown hosted Footscray at WCG. Dave De Coite captained the visitors.

As a result of this match, Williamstown were then 6th on the ladder and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1903 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Williamstown v Footscray
Date: Saturday 2 May 1903
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: WCG

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. by Footscray
Score: 6.6.42 - 7.16.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 1 . 3 4 . 4 6 . 4 6 . 6 6 . 6 (42)
Footscray 2 . 2 3 . 5 5 . 10 7 . 16 7 . 16 (58)
Margin FOOT by 5 WILL by 5 level FOOT by 16 FOOT by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Dick, Horrie ? ? ? ?
Houghton, Fred ? ? ? ?
Lawson, Ivor ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 6 6

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
De Coite, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Groves, Joe ? ? ? ?
Marmo, Joe ? ? ? ?
Williams, Nancy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 7 16

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