1925 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1925 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1925 VFL season. Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG. Bert Chadwick captained the hosts. Wels Eicke captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Wels Eicke.

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, B. Shelton, C. Streeter, J. Sullivan, D. Taylor, I. Warne-Smith, S. Wittman

North Melbourne
W. Eicke (capt.), H. Clapson, J. Doherty, A. Giles, C. Gomez, A. Goonan, C. Healy, H. Johnston, A. Lambe, J. Lewis, D. Lindsay, J. Lock, J. Lynch, F. Melville, F. Metcalf, B. Russ, T. Trevaskis, D. Walsh

Melbourne (12.13.85) defeated North Melbourne (10.5.65).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Davie (5), C. Deane (3), J. Cannan (2), D. Mollison (2)
North Melbourne: J. Lynch (4), H. Johnston (2), J. Doherty, A. Goonan, F. Metcalf, T. Trevaskis

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 30 May 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 11,954

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. North Melbourne
Score: 12.13.85 - 10.5.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 5 . 2 9 . 7 10 . 10 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
North Melbourne 2 . 4 3 . 4 8 . 4 10 . 5 10 . 5 (65)
Margin MELB by 16 MELB by 39 MELB by 18 MELB by 20 MELB by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bert Chadwick (Melbourne), Wels Eicke (North Melbourne)
Captains: Bert Chadwick (Melbourne), Wels Eicke (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Rowe

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Cannan, Jack ? ? 2 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
24 Davie, Harry ? ? 5 ?
31 Deane, Col ? ? 3 ?
5 Donnelly, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
15 Heinz, George ? ? 0 ?
16 Mollison, Derek ? ? 2 ?
20 Shelton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
25 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 13

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Clapson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
19 Doherty, Jock ? ? 1 ?
1 Eicke, Wels (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Giles, Archie ? ? 0 ?
16 Gomez, Chris ? ? 0 ?
5 Goonan, Alf ? ? 1 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Johnston, Harold ? ? 2 ?
22 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
2 Lewis, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
3 Lindsay, Duncan ? ? 0 ?
10 Lock, Jacky ? ? 0 ?
30 Lynch, Jack ? ? 4 ?
27 Melville, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Metcalf, Fred ? ? 1 ?
7 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Trevaskis, Tim ? ? 1 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 5

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