1925 VFL Round 6: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1925 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 6 of the 1925 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Frank Maher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Clark and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.
St Kilda
J. Armstrong, R. Bence, B. Carr, B. Cubbins, B. Day, R. De Garis, C. Gambetta, W. Gunnyon, S. Hepburn, J. James, J. Lord, H. Mason, H. Matthews, L. May, T. Roberts, F. Scully, J. Shelton, C. Watson
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, C. Donaldson, J. Garden, J. Hammond, C. Hardy, J. Harrison, H. Hunter, V. Irwin, T. Jenkins, R. Laing, C. May, N. McSweeney, G. Shorten, N. Simpson, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti, R. Watt
St Kilda (13.14.92) defeated Essendon (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Shelton (5), F. Scully (3), J. Armstrong, R. Bence, B. Cubbins, J. James, L. May
Essendon: N. Beckton (2), T. Jenkins (2), C. Hardy, N. McSweeney, J. Vosti, R. Watt
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Monday 8 June 1925
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
30,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | STKL by 7 | ESSE by 1 | STKL by 2 | STKL by 32 | STKL by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Clark
(St Kilda),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Mutch
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Armstrong, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cubbins, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | De Garis, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gunnyon, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hepburn, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | James, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mason, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | May, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Roberts, Tasman | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scully, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Shelton, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | Watson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hardy, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Irwin, Vince | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jenkins, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Shorten, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 12 | |||