1925 VFL Season Round 1: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1925 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round one of the 1925 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval. Jim Atkinson captained the hosts. Con McCarthy captained the visitors with Vic Samson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Chris Lethbridge and the visitors were coached by Con McCarthy.

Fitzroy (8.15.63) defeated Footscray (8.6.54).

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Saturday 2 May 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 28,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Footscray
Score: 8.15.63 - 8.6.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 3 4 . 11 6 . 14 8 . 15 8 . 15 (63)
Footscray 2 . 2 3 . 3 5 . 4 8 . 6 8 . 6 (54)
Margin FITZ by 7 FITZ by 14 FITZ by 16 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Jim Atkinson
Coach: Chris Lethbridge

Footscray

Captain: Con McCarthy
Vice-Captain: Vic Samson
Coach: Con McCarthy

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

A. McKinnon

Goal Umpires

W. Craddock

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Adams, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Atkinson, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Beeson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 1 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 1 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
8 Costigan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern ? ? 0 ?
37 Hickey, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 4 ?
15 O'Rourke, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Smith, Reg ? ? 1 ?
31 Warren, Les ? ? 0 ?
10 Wigraft, Len ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 15

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Bayliss, George ? ? 2 ?
26 Doolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 Fraser, Wally ? ? 1 ?
21 Gibb, Rupert ? ? 0 ?
31 Griffiths, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
29 Hopkins, Allan ? ? 3 ?
14 Laidlaw, Col ? ? 0 ?
31 Larkin, Martin ? ? 0 ?
1 McCarthy, Con (c) ? ? 0 ?
24 McHenry, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
30 McIntyre, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Meuleman, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Mullens, Tom ? ? 1 ?
18 Nielsen, Frank ? ? 0 ?
23 Punch, Les ? ? 0 ?
2 Samson, Vic (vc) ? ? 1 ?
28 Sherman, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 White, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 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