1925 VFL Round 6: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1925 between Footscray and Geelong during round 6 of the 1925 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Con McCarthy captained the hosts with Vic Samson as vice-captain.
Cliff Rankin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Con McCarthy and the visitors were coached by Cliff Rankin.
Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), V. Samson (vice-capt.), G. Bayliss, J. Croft, B. Doolan, W. Fraser, R. Gibb, R. Griffiths, A. Hopkins, C. Laidlaw, T. McHenry, B. McIntyre, J. Nunan, J. Sands, J. Sherman, S. Thompson, F. Ulbrick, W. White
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), N. Brushfield, A. Coghlan, D. Ferguson, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, K. Leahy, J. Paterson, A. Rayson, W. Sharland, L. Smith, S. Thomas, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
Footscray (9.8.62) were defeated by Geelong (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Bayliss (2), J. Croft (2), R. Gibb (2), W. Fraser, T. McHenry, V. Samson
Geelong: L. Hagger (4), C. Rankin (4), E. Fleming, A. Rayson, L. Smith, J. Warren
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 6 June 1925
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Geelong | 7 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | GEEL by 37 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 39 | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Captains:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Vic Samson
(Footscray),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Clarke
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bayliss, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Croft, Joshua | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Doolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fraser, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Gibb, Rupert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Griffiths, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hopkins, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Con (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McHenry, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | McIntyre, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Nunan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Samson, Vic (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sands, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sherman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thompson, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ulbrick, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | White, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 8 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brushfield, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Ferguson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Leahy, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Paterson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Sharland, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 11 | |||