1925 VFL 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 7 of the 1925 VFL season.
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
C. McCarthy (capt.), V. Samson (vice-capt.), J. Croft, B. Doolan, W. Fraser, A. Hopkins, C. Laidlaw, N. McDonald, T. McHenry, J. Meuleman, T. Mullens, F. Nielsen, J. Nunan, J. Rudd, J. Sands, J. Sherman, T. Sherman, S. Thompson
North Melbourne
W. Eicke (capt.), B. Smith (vice-capt.), A. Giles, C. Gomez, C. Healy, H. Johnston, J. Lewis, D. Lindsay, J. Lock, J. Lynch, B. McIntosh, F. Metcalf, B. Russ, F. Rutley, T. Shorten, T. Trevaskis, D. Walsh, J. Wood
Footscray (7.12.54) were defeated by North Melbourne (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
Footscray: N. McDonald (2), T. Mullens (2), A. Hopkins, C. McCarthy, S. Thompson
North Melbourne: F. Metcalf (3), F. Rutley (3), D. Lindsay (2), J. Wood (2), J. Lynch
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Wels Eicke
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Wels Eicke
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Vic Samson
(Footscray),
Billy Smith
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||