1918 VFA Round 4: Footscray v Brunswick

This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1918 between Footscray and Brunswick during round 4 of the 1918 VFA season. Footscray hosted Brunswick at Western Oval. Aubrey MacKenzie captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Jim Cassidy.

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Brunswick were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1918 VFA Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Footscray v Brunswick
Date: Saturday 8 June 1918
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Brunswick
Score: 5.6.36 - 9.16.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 0 . 1 2 . 2 3 . 3 5 . 6 5 . 6 (36)
Brunswick 3 . 3 5 . 9 8 . 13 9 . 16 9 . 16 (70)
Margin BRNW by 20 BRNW by 25 BRNW by 40 BRNW by 34 BRNW by 34
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jim Cassidy (Footscray), unknown (Brunswick)
Captains: Aubrey MacKenzie (Footscray), unknown (Brunswick)

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Clarke, Archie ? ? ? ?
Grierson, Charlie ? ? ? ?
MacKenzie, Aubrey (c) ? ? ? ?
Samson, Vic ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 5 6

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
George, Ernie ? ? ? ?
Sullivan, Leo ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 9 16

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