1903 VFA Season Round 1: Williamstown v Footscray

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

Williamstown (6.6.42) were defeated by Footscray (7.16.58).

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

Williamstown

Captain: unknown

Footscray

Captain: Dave De Coite

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