1925 VFL Round 5: Hawthorn v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1925 between Hawthorn and Footscray during round 5 of the 1925 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Footscray at Glenferrie Oval. Jim Jackson captained the hosts with Cyril Nott as vice-captain. Con McCarthy captained the visitors with Vic Samson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Con McCarthy.

Hawthorn
Back: P. Keary, J. Jackson (capt.), C. Nott (vice-capt.)
Half-back: C. Splatt, S. McKenzie, J. Pickford
Centre: J. McCashney, F. Finch, J. Gill
Half-forward: W. Williams, B. Calwell, C. Lethlean
Forward: L. Woodford, L. Carbarns, A. Pearson
Follower: F. Brown, P. Burke, H. Yeomans

Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), V. Samson (vice-capt.), G. Bayliss, J. Croft, G. Garlick, R. Gibb, C. Laidlaw, M. Larkin, T. McHenry, B. McIntyre, T. Mullens, F. Nielsen, J. Nunan, J. Sands, J. Sherman, J. Sutherland, S. Thompson, W. White

Hawthorn (10.14.74) defeated Footscray (8.10.58).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: L. Woodford (3), L. Carbarns (2), P. Burke, B. Calwell, C. Lethlean, A. Pearson, H. Yeomans
Footscray: G. Bayliss (3), J. Croft (2), C. McCarthy, T. McHenry, T. Mullens

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Footscray remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Hawthorn v Footscray
Date: Saturday 30 May 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Footscray
Score: 10.14.74 - 8.10.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 2 . 3 5 . 8 8 . 11 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Footscray 2 . 2 6 . 4 6 . 7 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Margin HWTH by 1 FOOT by 2 HWTH by 16 HWTH by 16 HWTH by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Hall (Hawthorn), Con McCarthy (Footscray)
Captains: Jim Jackson (Hawthorn), Con McCarthy (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: Cyril Nott (Hawthorn), Vic Samson (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
10 Brown, Fred RU ? 0 ?
6 Burke, Paddy RU ? 1 ?
26 Calwell, Bert CHF ? 1 ?
18 Carbarns, Les FF ? 2 ?
11 Finch, Fred C ? 0 ?
14 Gill, Jack WR ? 0 ?
1 Jackson, Jim (c) FB ? 0 ?
29 Keary, Pat BPL ? 0 ?
16 Lethlean, Clarrie HFFR ? 1 ?
8 McCashney, Jim WL ? 0 ?
3 McKenzie, Stan CHB ? 0 ?
2 Nott, Cyril (vc) BPR ? 0 ?
9 Pearson, Arthur FPR ? 1 ?
15 Pickford, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
7 Splatt, Clem HBFL ? 0 ?
28 Williams, Wal HFFL ? 0 ?
5 Woodford, Les FPL ? 3 ?
4 Yeomans, Hec RO ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 14

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Bayliss, George ? ? 3 ?
15 Croft, Joshua ? ? 2 ?
3 Garlick, George ? ? 0 ?
21 Gibb, Rupert ? ? 0 ?
14 Laidlaw, Col ? ? 0 ?
31 Larkin, Martin ? ? 0 ?
1 McCarthy, Con (c) ? ? 1 ?
24 McHenry, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
30 McIntyre, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Mullens, Tom ? ? 1 ?
18 Nielsen, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Nunan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
2 Samson, Vic (vc) ? ? 0 ?
6 Sands, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Sherman, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Sutherland, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Thompson, Sid ? ? 0 ?
27 White, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 10

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: Alec Hall
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






10 F. Brown

9 A. Pearson 18 L. Carbarns 5 L. Woodford 6 P. Burke

FORWARD 4 H. Yeomans

HALF-BACK













16 C. Lethlean 26 B. Calwell 28 W. Williams



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













14 J. Gill 11 F. Finch 8 J. McCashney FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













15 J. Pickford 3 S. McKenzie 7 C. Splatt



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













2 C. Nott (vc) 1 J. Jackson (c) 29 P. Keary



BACK



Footscray Coach: Con McCarthy