1915 VFA Round 5: Footscray v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1915 between Footscray and Williamstown during round 5 of the 1915 VFA season. Footscray hosted Williamstown at Western Oval. Johnny Craddock captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Jim Cassidy.

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 6th on the ladder and Williamstown were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1915 VFA Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Footscray v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 22 May 1915
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Williamstown
Score: 2.9.21 - 4.2.26

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 0 . 0 1 . 3 1 . 4 2 . 9 2 . 9 (21)
Williamstown 1 . 2 2 . 2 4 . 2 4 . 2 4 . 2 (26)
Margin WILL by 8 WILL by 5 WILL by 16 WILL by 5 WILL by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jim Cassidy (Footscray), unknown (Williamstown)
Captains: Johnny Craddock (Footscray), unknown (Williamstown)

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Clarke, Archie ? ? ? ?
Cotton, Roy ? ? ? ?
Craddock, Johnny (c) ? ? ? ?
Gregory, Art ? ? ? ?
Grierson, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
Samson, Vic ? ? ? ?
Spence, Jim ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (8 players) 2 9

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Mitchell, Stan ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 4 2

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