1925 VFL Season Round 9: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1925 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round nine of the 1925 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill. Frank Maher captained the hosts. Jim Atkinson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Chris Lethbridge.

Essendon (9.7.61) defeated Fitzroy (8.9.57).

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Essendon v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 27 June 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Fitzroy
Score: 9.7.61 - 8.9.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 5 . 2 7 . 2 7 . 4 9 . 7 9 . 7 (61)
Fitzroy 1 . 1 4 . 6 6 . 7 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Margin ESSE by 25 ESSE by 14 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Frank Maher
Coach: Syd Barker

Fitzroy

Captain: Jim Atkinson
Coach: Chris Lethbridge

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

R. O'Hea

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Adam, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 3 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
12 Gregory, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Hardy, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
13 Harrison, Joe ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
18 Irwin, Vince ? ? 0 ?
21 Jenkins, Tommy ? ? 2 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 1 ?
22 Manger, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 May, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
16 McCarthy, Justin ? ? 0 ?
30 Shorten, George ? ? 0 ?
19 Simpson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 7

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Adams, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Atkinson, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
22 Chatfield, Eric ? ? 0 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
23 Curtis, Bill ? ? 1 ?
14 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
5 Elliott, Ern ? ? 0 ?
37 Hickey, Tom ? ? 2 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
35 Millen, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 3 ?
15 O'Rourke, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Tarbotton, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Wigraft, Len ? ? 1 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 9

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