1906 VFA Grand Final: West Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 29 September 1906 between West Melbourne and Footscray in the grand final of the 1906 VFA season. West Melbourne hosted Footscray at East Melbourne. Nancy Williams captained the visitors.
Match Details
Season:
1906 VFA Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
West Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 29 September 1906
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
West Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
7.8.50 - 5.9.39
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Melbourne | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Margin | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 7 | WMLB by 11 | WMLB by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(West Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(West Melbourne),
Nancy Williams
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Souter
Goal Umpire:
D. Elder,
H. Mathrick
Boundary Umpire:
J. O'Loughlin,
H. Woolfe
Player Statistics
West Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Lou | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Gregory, Art | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Madden, Bill | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Ryan, Bert | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (4 players) | 7 | 8 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke, Archie | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Cotton, Roy | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Harris, William | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Hedley, Tom | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Marmo, Joe | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| McKinley, Tom | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Williams, Nancy (c) | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (8 players) | 5 | 9 | |||