1913 VFA Round 17: Footscray v Brighton
This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1913 between Footscray and Brighton during round 17 of the 1913 VFA season.
Footscray hosted Brighton at Western Oval.
Johnny Craddock captained the hosts.
Norm Clark captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Cassidy and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Brighton remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1913 VFA Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Footscray
v
Brighton
Date:
Saturday 9 August 1913
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 23 | 11 | . | 23 | (89) |
| Brighton | 1 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | (43) |
| Margin | FOOT by 24 | BRGH by 1 | FOOT by 36 | FOOT by 46 | FOOT by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Cassidy
(Footscray),
Norm Clark
(Brighton)
Captains:
Johnny Craddock
(Footscray),
Norm Clark
(Brighton)
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banbury, Vern | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Baxter, Jim | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Clarke, Archie | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Cotton, Roy | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Craddock, Johnny (c) | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Gregory, Art | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Harris, William | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Holmes, Billy | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Lever, Joe | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| McCluskey, Tom | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Neilsen, Franz | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Samson, Vic | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Spence, Jim | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (14 players) | 11 | 23 | |||
Brighton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark, Norm (c) | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (1 player) | 6 | 7 | |||