1925 VFL Round 2: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1925 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 2 of the 1925 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Con McCarthy captained the hosts with Vic Samson as vice-captain.
Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Con McCarthy and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.
Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), V. Samson (vice-capt.), G. Bayliss, B. Doolan, W. Fraser, R. Gibb, R. Griffiths, A. Hopkins, C. Laidlaw, M. Larkin, T. McHenry, B. McIntyre, J. Meuleman, T. Mullens, A. Outen, L. Punch, J. Sherman, S. Thompson
South Melbourne
P. Scanlan (capt.), H. Alexander, B. Condon, F. Fleiter, B. Freyer, J. Harris, S. Hogg, A. Jacobsen, T. Johnson, T. Joyce, F. Laird, C. McDonald, C. Nicholls, P. Reville, J. Scanlan, C. Stanbridge, M. Tandy, L. Woodfield
Footscray (10.10.70) defeated South Melbourne (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
Footscray: T. McHenry (3), T. Mullens (3), G. Bayliss (2), W. Fraser, L. Punch
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (6), C. Nicholls, P. Reville
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 8th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1925
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
10.10.70 - 8.12.60
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 7 | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Charlie Pannam
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Paddy Scanlan
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Vic Samson
(Footscray),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Wickham
Goal Umpire:
T. Phillips,
R. Williams
Boundary Umpire:
C. Nicholson
Player Statistics
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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Larkin, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Con (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McHenry, Tommy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | McIntyre, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Meuleman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Mullens, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Punch, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Samson, Vic (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sherman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thompson, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 10 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Alexander, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Condon, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Fleiter, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Freyer, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Harris, Jacky | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hogg, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Jacobsen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 23 | Johnson, Ted | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 15 | Joyce, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laird, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McDonald, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nicholls, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Scanlan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stanbridge, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Woodfield, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 12 | |||