1912 VFA Season Round 4: Footscray v Essendon Association

This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1912 between Footscray and the Essendon Association during round four of the 1912 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted the Essendon Association at Western Oval. Jim Spence captained the hosts. Dave McNamara captained the visitors with Bert Atkins as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jim Cassidy.

Footscray (10.11.71) defeated the Essendon Association (7.7.49).

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFA Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Footscray v Essendon Association
Date: Saturday 18 May 1912
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Essendon Association
Score: 10.11.71 - 7.7.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 4 7 . 5 8 . 7 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Essendon Association 2 . 3 3 . 5 6 . 6 7 . 7 7 . 7 (49)
Margin FOOT by 7 FOOT by 24 FOOT by 13 FOOT by 22 FOOT by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Jim Spence
Coach: Jim Cassidy

Essendon Association

Captain: Dave McNamara
Vice-Captain: Bert Atkins

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Banbury, Vern ? ? ? ?
Baxter, Jim ? ? ? ?
Borthwick, Jack ? ? ? ?
Clarke, Archie ? ? ? ?
Cotton, Roy ? ? ? ?
Craddock, Johnny ? ? ? ?
Gregory, Art ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
McCluskey, Tom ? ? ? ?
Ogilvie, George ? ? ? ?
Spence, Jim (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (11 players) 10 11

Essendon Association

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Atkins, Bert (vc) ? ? ? ?
Chapman, Doug ? ? ? ?
Clarke, Tom ? ? ? ?
McNamara, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Sevior, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (5 players) 7 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