1908 VFA Season Round 1: Preston v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1908 between Preston and Footscray during round one of the 1908 season of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Footscray at Preston City Oval. Tom McKinley captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Jim Cassidy.

Preston (6.7.43) were defeated by Footscray (9.7.61).

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Preston v Footscray
Date: Saturday 25 April 1908
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. by Footscray
Score: 6.7.43 - 9.7.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 0 . 1 2 . 6 4 . 6 6 . 7 6 . 7 (43)
Footscray 3 . 3 3 . 3 7 . 5 9 . 7 9 . 7 (61)
Margin FOOT by 20 FOOT by 3 FOOT by 17 FOOT by 18 FOOT by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown

Footscray

Captain: Tom McKinley
Coach: Jim Cassidy

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Ogden, Percy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 6 7

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cotton, Roy ? ? ? ?
Egan, Billy ? ? ? ?
Gregory, Art ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Hutchinson, Jack ? ? ? ?
Marmo, Joe ? ? ? ?
McKinley, Tom (c) ? ? ? ?
Sevior, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (8 players) 9 7

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