1925 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1925 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1925 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
Wels Eicke captained the hosts with Billy Smith as vice-captain.
Jim Atkinson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wels Eicke and the visitors were coached by Chris Lethbridge.
North Melbourne
W. Eicke (capt.), B. Smith (vice-capt.), H. Clapson, J. Doherty, C. Gomez, A. Goonan, H. Johnston, A. Lambe, J. Lewis, D. Lindsay, C. Linton, J. Lock, B. McIntosh, F. Melville, F. Metcalf, B. Russ, T. Trevaskis, D. Walsh
Fitzroy
J. Atkinson (capt.), B. Adams, C. Chapman, N. Cockram, T. Corrigan, F. Costigan, A. Dickens, E. Elliott, T. Hickey, H. Jenkin, G. McCracken, J. Millen, J. Moriarty, J. O'Rourke, R. Smith, L. Warren, L. Wigraft, F. Williams
North Melbourne (6.3.39) were defeated by Fitzroy (8.16.64).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Goonan (4), J. Lewis, T. Trevaskis
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (3), C. Chapman, N. Cockram, J. O'Rourke, R. Smith, L. Wigraft
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1925
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
6.3.39 - 8.16.64
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 3 | (39) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| Margin | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 17 | FITZ by 25 | FITZ by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wels Eicke
(North Melbourne),
Chris Lethbridge
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Wels Eicke
(North Melbourne),
Jim Atkinson
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Billy Smith
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Mutch
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Clapson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Doherty, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Eicke, Wels (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Gomez, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Goonan, Alf | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Johnston, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Lindsay, Duncan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Linton, Curly | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Lock, Jacky | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McIntosh, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Melville, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Metcalf, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Russ, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Billy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Trevaskis, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Walsh, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 3 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Adams, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Atkinson, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Millen, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Smith, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Warren, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wigraft, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Williams, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 16 | |||