1925 VFL Season Round 7: Footscray v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1925 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round seven of the 1925 season of the Victorian Football League. Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval. Con McCarthy captained the hosts with Vic Samson as vice-captain. Wels Eicke captained the visitors with Billy Smith as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Con McCarthy and the visitors were coached by Wels Eicke.

Footscray (7.12.54) were defeated by North Melbourne (11.12.78).

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Footscray v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 13 June 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by North Melbourne
Score: 7.12.54 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 7 3 . 7 5 . 11 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
North Melbourne 2 . 5 7 . 8 8 . 11 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin NMLB by 4 NMLB by 25 NMLB by 18 NMLB by 24 NMLB by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Con McCarthy
Vice-Captain: Vic Samson
Coach: Con McCarthy

North Melbourne

Captain: Wels Eicke
Vice-Captain: Billy Smith
Coach: Wels Eicke

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

R. O'Hea

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Croft, Joshua ? ? 0 ?
26 Doolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 Fraser, Wally ? ? 0 ?
29 Hopkins, Allan ? ? 1 ?
14 Laidlaw, Col ? ? 0 ?
1 McCarthy, Con (c) ? ? 1 ?
7 McDonald, Norm ? ? 2 ?
24 McHenry, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
25 Meuleman, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Mullens, Tom ? ? 2 ?
18 Nielsen, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Nunan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
8 Rudd, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
2 Samson, Vic (vc) ? ? 0 ?
6 Sands, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Sherman, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Sherman, Ted ? ? 0 ?
5 Thompson, Sid ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 12

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Eicke, Wels (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Giles, Archie ? ? 0 ?
16 Gomez, Chris ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Johnston, Harold ? ? 0 ?
2 Lewis, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
3 Lindsay, Duncan ? ? 2 ?
10 Lock, Jacky ? ? 0 ?
30 Lynch, Jack ? ? 1 ?
23 McIntosh, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Metcalf, Fred ? ? 3 ?
7 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 Rutley, Fred ? ? 3 ?
9 Shorten, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Billy (vc) ? ? 0 ?
12 Trevaskis, Tim ? ? 0 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
26 Wood, Joe ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 12

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