1906 VFA Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1906 VFA season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Richmond in a semi final, Footscray were defeated by West Melbourne in the final, resulting in becoming the runners-up. Had they won, West Melbourne would have been entitled to a right to challenge them in a challenge final.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1906 VFA Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 12-1-5, P%: 142.2)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borthwick, Jack | 12 | 0 | R08-18, SF | |
| Clarke, Archie | 18 | 0 | R02-12, R14-18, SF, GF | |
| Cotton, Roy | 3 | 0 | R18, SF, GF | |
| Harris, William | 18 | 0 | R01-07, R10-18, SF, GF | |
| Hedley, Tom | 17 | 0 | R01-07, R09, R11-12, R14-18, SF, GF | |
| Marmo, Joe | 18 | 0 | R01-14, R17-18, SF, GF | |
| McKinley, Tom | 17 | 0 | R01-05, R07-12, R14-17, SF, GF | |
| Stevenson, Ted | 9 | 0 | R01-02, R05, R08, R10-12, R14, GF | |
| Williams, Nancy | 16 | 0 | R01-08, R12-14, R16-18, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/1906 | Round 1 | Preston | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 20 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 12/05/1906 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 1 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 19/05/1906 | Round 3 | West Melbourne | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 26/05/1906 | Round 4 | Prahran | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 57 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 02/06/1906 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 13 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 09/06/1906 | Round 6 | Essendon (A) | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 60 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 16/06/1906 | Round 7 | Brunswick | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 9 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 23/06/1906 | Round 8 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 22 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 30/06/1906 | Round 9 | Williamstown | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 26 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/07/1906 | Round 10 | Preston | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/07/1906 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 47 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/07/1906 | Round 12 | West Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 6 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 28/07/1906 | Round 13 | Prahran | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 20 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 04/08/1906 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 4 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 18/08/1906 | Round 15 | Essendon (A) | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 29 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/08/1906 | Round 16 | Brunswick | AWAY | LOSS | BRNW by 4 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 01/09/1906 | Round 17 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 54 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 08/09/1906 | Round 18 | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 30 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 22/09/1906 | Semi Final | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 9 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 29/09/1906 | Grand Final | West Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | WMLB by 11 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.