1913 VFA Season Round 7: Footscray v Melbourne City

This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1913 between Footscray and Melbourne City during round seven of the 1913 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Melbourne City at Western Oval. Johnny Craddock captained the hosts. Jimmy Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jim Cassidy and the visitors were coached by Jimmy Smith.

Footscray (15.19.109) defeated Melbourne City (5.8.38).

Match Details

Season: 1913 VFA Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Footscray v Melbourne City
Date: Saturday 7 June 1913
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Melbourne City
Score: 15.19.109 - 5.8.38

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 5 7 . 11 13 . 14 15 . 19 15 . 19 (109)
Melbourne City 2 . 2 2 . 4 4 . 6 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
Margin FOOT by 3 FOOT by 37 FOOT by 62 FOOT by 71 FOOT by 71
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Johnny Craddock
Coach: Jim Cassidy

Melbourne City

Captain: Jimmy Smith
Coach: Jimmy Smith

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Baxter, Jim ? ? ? ?
Clarke, Archie ? ? ? ?
Cotton, Roy ? ? ? ?
Craddock, Johnny (c) ? ? ? ?
Gregory, Art ? ? ? ?
Grierson, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Grimshaw, Tom ? ? ? ?
McCluskey, Tom ? ? ? ?
Samson, Vic ? ? ? ?
Spence, Jim ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (10 players) 15 19

Melbourne City

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Phillips, Len ? ? ? ?
Smith, Jimmy (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 5 8

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