1925 VFL Round 8: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1925 between Richmond and Footscray during round 8 of the 1925 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Mel Morris captained the hosts.
Con McCarthy captained the visitors with Vic Samson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Mel Morris and the visitors were coached by Con McCarthy.
Richmond
M. Morris (capt.), J. Barnett, T. Bourke, R. Empey, D. Fraser, A. Geddes, F. Harley, D. Hayes, F. Huggard, J. Huggard, B. McCormack, T. O'Halloran, R. Reid, G. Robinson, J. Smith, V. Thorp, G. Valentine, S. Yates
Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), V. Samson (vice-capt.), G. Bayliss, G. Clissold, J. Croft, B. Doolan, R. Gibb, R. Griffiths, A. Hopkins, C. Laidlaw, N. McDonald, T. McHenry, B. McIntyre, J. Nunan, J. Rudd, J. Sands, J. Sherman, S. Thompson
Richmond (9.21.75) were defeated by Footscray (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Huggard (6), J. Barnett, D. Fraser, T. O'Halloran
Footscray: A. Hopkins (4), G. Bayliss (2), J. Croft, R. Gibb, N. McDonald, T. McHenry, J. Sands, S. Thompson
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 20 June 1925
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 21 | 9 | . | 21 | (75) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | RICH by 6 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mel Morris
(Richmond),
Con McCarthy
(Footscray)
Captains:
Mel Morris
(Richmond),
Con McCarthy
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Vic Samson
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Reilly
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Barnett, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Bourke, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Empey, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Harley, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Huggard, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Huggard, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Morris, Mel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Reid, Reuben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Robinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Valentine, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Yates, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 21 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bayliss, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Clissold, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Croft, Joshua | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Doolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gibb, Rupert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Griffiths, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hopkins, Allan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Con (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | McHenry, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | McIntyre, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Nunan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rudd, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Samson, Vic (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sands, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Sherman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thompson, Sid | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 9 | |||