1925 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1925 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 7 of the 1925 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Bert Chadwick captained the hosts.
Jim Atkinson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Chris Lethbridge.
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, C. Deane, G. Donnelly, H. Dunbar, G. Heinz, D. Mollison, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, J. Sullivan, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, I. Warne-Smith, S. Wittman
Fitzroy
J. Atkinson (capt.), B. Adams, A. Batchelor, C. Chapman, E. Chatfield, N. Cockram, D. Coghlan, N. Collins, T. Corrigan, S. Donnellan, E. Elliott, H. Jenkin, G. McCracken, J. Millen, J. O'Rourke, L. Warren, L. Wigraft, F. Williams
Melbourne (12.11.83) defeated Fitzroy (6.9.45).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Wittman (3), J. Davidson (2), H. Davie (2), C. Deane (2), D. Mollison, H. Moyes, I. Warne-Smith
Fitzroy: J. O'Rourke (4), J. Millen, F. Williams
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 13 June 1925
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
23,601
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Margin | MELB by 14 | MELB by 39 | MELB by 36 | MELB by 38 | MELB by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Chris Lethbridge
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Jim Atkinson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Mutch
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Donnelly, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Sullivan, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Adams, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Atkinson, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Batchelor, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Chapman, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Chatfield, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cockram, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Coghlan, Davitt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Collins, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Donnellan, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Elliott, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCracken, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Millen, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Warren, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wigraft, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Williams, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 9 | |||