1925 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1925 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1925 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Bert Chadwick captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, G. Donnelly, H. Dunbar, G. Heinz, F. Jorgensen, D. Mollison, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, P. Tulloh, B. Tymms, I. Warne-Smith, S. Wittman
St Kilda
J. Armstrong, B. Carr, P. Cleal, B. Cubbins, R. De Garis, A. Deagan, L. Gallagher, C. Gambetta, J. Jenkins, J. Lord, H. Mason, H. Matthews, J. Milne, J. Morden, F. Phillips, E. Sanneman, J. Shelton, C. Watson
Melbourne (9.19.73) defeated St Kilda (3.8.26).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Wittman (4), H. Davie (2), P. Tulloh (2), D. Mollison
St Kilda: R. De Garis, H. Mason, J. Shelton
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder and St Kilda were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1925
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
15,267
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 19 | 9 | . | 19 | (73) |
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 1 | 0 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 8 | (26) |
| Margin | MELB by 16 | MELB by 39 | MELB by 47 | MELB by 47 | MELB by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Norm Clark
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Hyland
Goal Umpire:
W. Hooper
Boundary Umpire:
P. Kennedy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Donnelly, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jorgensen, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Tulloh, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 19 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Armstrong, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Cleal, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cubbins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | De Garis, Rex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Deagan, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Jenkins, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mason, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Milne, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Morden, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Sanneman, Ed | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Shelton, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Watson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 8 | |||