1925 VFL Round 9: St Kilda v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1925 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 9 of the 1925 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Barney Carr captained the hosts.
Con McCarthy captained the visitors with Vic Samson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Clark and the visitors were coached by Con McCarthy.
St Kilda
B. Carr (capt.), J. Armstrong, R. Bence, B. Day, R. De Garis, C. Gambetta, W. Gunnyon, S. Hepburn, J. James, J. Lord, H. Mason, L. May, J. Morden, F. Phillips, T. Roberts, F. Scully, J. Shelton, C. Watson
Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), V. Samson (vice-capt.), G. Bayliss, G. Clissold, J. Croft, B. Doolan, A. Hopkins, C. Laidlaw, N. McDonald, T. McHenry, J. Meuleman, T. Mullens, H. Neill, J. Nunan, P. O'Brien, J. Rudd, J. Sands, S. Thompson
St Kilda (18.24.132) defeated Footscray (13.6.84).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Shelton (5), J. James (3), F. Phillips (3), J. Armstrong (2), H. Mason (2), F. Scully (2), J. Lord
Footscray: G. Bayliss (3), A. Hopkins (2), C. McCarthy (2), N. McDonald (2), T. Mullens, H. Neill, J. Nunan, J. Sands
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 6th on the ladder and Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 27 June 1925
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
21,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 18 | 18 | . | 24 | 18 | . | 24 | (132) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 6 | (84) |
| Margin | STKL by 6 | STKL by 16 | STKL by 26 | STKL by 48 | STKL by 48 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Clark
(St Kilda),
Con McCarthy
(Footscray)
Captains:
Barney Carr
(St Kilda),
Con McCarthy
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Vic Samson
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Mutch
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Armstrong, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | De Garis, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gunnyon, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hepburn, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | James, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Mason, Horrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | May, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Morden, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Roberts, Tasman | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scully, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Shelton, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | Watson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 18 | 24 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bayliss, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Clissold, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Croft, Joshua | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Doolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hopkins, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Con (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | McHenry, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Meuleman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Mullens, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Neill, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Nunan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | O'Brien, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rudd, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Samson, Vic (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sands, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Thompson, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 6 | |||