1914 VFA Season Semi Final 1: Footscray v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1914 between Footscray and Williamstown in the first semi final of the 1914 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Williamstown at East Melbourne. Johnny Craddock captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Jim Cassidy and the visitors were coached by Alec Hall.

Footscray (13.12.90) defeated Williamstown (5.6.36).

Match Details

Season: 1914 VFA Season
Round: First Semi Final
Teams: Footscray v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 8 August 1914
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: East Melbourne
Attendance: 7,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Williamstown
Score: 13.12.90 - 5.6.36

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 6 3 . 9 9 . 11 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Williamstown 3 . 1 5 . 4 5 . 4 5 . 6 5 . 6 (36)
Margin WILL by 1 WILL by 7 FOOT by 31 FOOT by 54 FOOT by 54
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Johnny Craddock
Coach: Jim Cassidy

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Alec Hall

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Banbury, Vern ? ? ? ?
Baxter, Jim ? ? ? ?
Clarke, Archie ? ? ? ?
Cotton, Roy ? ? ? ?
Craddock, Johnny (c) ? ? ? ?
Ford, Norm ? ? ? ?
Grierson, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Grimshaw, Tom ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Lawson, Fred ? ? ? ?
Neilsen, Franz ? ? ? ?
Samson, Vic ? ? ? ?
Spence, Jim ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (13 players) 13 12

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Alley, Ned ? ? ? ?
Amy, Bert ? ? ? ?
Mitchell, Stan ? ? ? ?
Reitman, Bert ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 5 6

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