1904 VFA Round 17: Footscray v West Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1904 between Footscray and West Melbourne during round 17 of the 1904 VFA season. Footscray hosted West Melbourne at Western Oval. Dave De Coite captained the hosts.

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder and West Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1904 VFA Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Footscray v West Melbourne
Date: Saturday 27 August 1904
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. West Melbourne
Score: 9.12.66 - 5.9.39

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 8 3 . 8 9 . 12 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
West Melbourne 0 . 0 1 . 4 1 . 4 5 . 9 5 . 9 (39)
Margin FOOT by 26 FOOT by 16 FOOT by 56 FOOT by 27 FOOT by 27
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
De Coite, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 9 12

West Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Madden, Bill ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 5 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