1925 VFL Round 4: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1925 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1925 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Con McCarthy captained the hosts with Vic Samson as vice-captain.
Bert Chadwick captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Con McCarthy and the visitors were coached by Bert Chadwick.
Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), V. Samson (vice-capt.), G. Bayliss, B. Doolan, W. Fraser, R. Gibb, R. Griffiths, H. Harrison, A. Hopkins, C. Laidlaw, T. McHenry, B. McIntyre, T. Mullens, F. Nielsen, A. Outen, L. Punch, J. Sands, S. Thompson
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Cannan, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, C. Deane, G. Donnelly, H. Dunbar, G. Heinz, D. Mollison, T. Parker, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, I. Warne-Smith, S. Wittman, M. Wright
Footscray (6.6.42) were defeated by Melbourne (9.16.70).
Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Bayliss (3), T. Mullens, V. Samson, S. Thompson
Melbourne: C. Deane (3), H. Davie (2), S. Wittman (2), J. Davidson, I. Warne-Smith
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 23 May 1925
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | (42) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Margin | level | MELB by 16 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 28 | MELB by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Vic Samson
(Footscray),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Mutch
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bayliss, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Doolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fraser, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gibb, Rupert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Griffiths, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Harrison, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hopkins, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Con (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McHenry, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McIntyre, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Mullens, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Nielsen, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Punch, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Samson, Vic (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sands, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thompson, Sid | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 6 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Cannan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Donnelly, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Parker, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Wright, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 16 | |||