1925 VFL Round 1: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1925 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 1 of the 1925 VFL season.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Cliff Rankin captained the hosts.
Wels Eicke captained the visitors with Billy Smith as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Wels Eicke.
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), D. Ferguson, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, B. Hudd, K. Johns, A. Pink, C. Plane, V. Profitt, A. Rayson, W. Sharland, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
North Melbourne
W. Eicke (capt.), B. Smith (vice-capt.), H. Clapson, J. Doherty, A. Giles, C. Gomez, A. Goonan, H. Johnston, A. Lambe, J. Lewis, D. Lindsay, C. Linton, J. Lock, B. McIntosh, F. Metcalf, B. Russ, T. Trevaskis, D. Walsh
Geelong (8.11.59) were defeated by North Melbourne (9.13.67).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (2), A. Pink (2), A. Rayson (2), E. Fleming, W. Sharland
North Melbourne: F. Metcalf (3), J. Doherty (2), H. Clapson, A. Goonan, H. Johnston, J. Lewis
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1925
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
12,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
8.11.59 - 9.13.67
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Margin | GEEL by 16 | NMLB by 8 | NMLB by 5 | NMLB by 8 | NMLB by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Wels Eicke
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Wels Eicke
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Billy Smith
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Wickham
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ferguson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hudd, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pink, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Plane, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Profitt, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Sharland, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 11 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Clapson, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Doherty, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Eicke, Wels (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Giles, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Gomez, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Goonan, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Johnston, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Lindsay, Duncan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Linton, Curly | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Lock, Jacky | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McIntosh, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Metcalf, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Russ, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Billy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Trevaskis, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Walsh, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 13 | |||