1918 VFA Season Round 1: Footscray v Northcote

This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1918 between Footscray and Northcote during round one of the 1918 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted Northcote at Western Oval. Aubrey MacKenzie captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Jim Cassidy.

Footscray (7.15.57) defeated Northcote (5.9.39).

Match Details

Season: 1918 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Footscray v Northcote
Date: Saturday 18 May 1918
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Northcote
Score: 7.15.57 - 5.9.39

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 0 . 5 3 . 9 4 . 10 7 . 15 7 . 15 (57)
Northcote 1 . 5 3 . 5 4 . 9 5 . 9 5 . 9 (39)
Margin NCOT by 6 FOOT by 4 FOOT by 1 FOOT by 18 FOOT by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Aubrey MacKenzie
Coach: Jim Cassidy

Northcote

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Clarke, Archie ? ? ? ?
Cotton, Roy ? ? ? ?
Gregory, Art ? ? ? ?
Grierson, Charlie ? ? ? ?
MacKenzie, Aubrey (c) ? ? ? ?
Mitchell, Stan ? ? ? ?
Samson, Vic ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (7 players) 7 15

Northcote

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Byrne, Bill ? ? ? ?
Byrne, Dick ? ? ? ?
Ryan, Bert ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 5 9

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