1925 VFL Round 10: Footscray v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1925 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 10 of the 1925 VFL season. Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval. Con McCarthy captained the hosts with Vic Samson as vice-captain. In the absence of Charlie Tyson, vice-captain Harry Saunders captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Con McCarthy and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), V. Samson (vice-capt.), F. Aked, G. Bayliss, G. Clissold, J. Croft, B. Doolan, A. Gardiner, R. Griffiths, A. Hopkins, C. Laidlaw, N. McDonald, T. McHenry, H. Neill, J. Nunan, P. O'Brien, A. Outen, J. Rudd

Collingwood
H. Saunders (capt.), R. Baker, G. Beasley, H. Chesswas, G. Coventry, S. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Lawn, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, J. Poulter, J. Shanahan, L. Stainsby, R. Webb, L. Wescott

Footscray (9.8.62) were defeated by Collingwood (15.16.106).

Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Croft (2), A. Hopkins (2), C. McCarthy (2), G. Clissold, N. McDonald, J. Nunan
Collingwood: G. Coventry (5), R. Baker (3), J. Lawn (2), B. Libbis (2), G. Beasley, H. Chesswas, R. Webb

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 11th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Footscray v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 11 July 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Collingwood
Score: 9.8.62 - 15.16.106

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 5 . 4 5 . 4 8 . 7 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Collingwood 1 . 1 8 . 9 10 . 9 15 . 16 15 . 16 (106)
Margin FOOT by 27 COLL by 23 COLL by 14 COLL by 44 COLL by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Con McCarthy (Footscray), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Con McCarthy (Footscray), Harry Saunders (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Vic Samson (Footscray), unknown (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Mutch

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Aked, Frank ? ? 0 ?
12 Bayliss, George ? ? 0 ?
32 Clissold, George ? ? 1 ?
15 Croft, Joshua ? ? 2 ?
26 Doolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Gardiner, Alex ? ? 0 ?
31 Griffiths, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
29 Hopkins, Allan ? ? 2 ?
14 Laidlaw, Col ? ? 0 ?
1 McCarthy, Con (c) ? ? 2 ?
7 McDonald, Norm ? ? 1 ?
24 McHenry, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
33 Neill, Harry ? ? 0 ?
9 Nunan, Joe ? ? 1 ?
10 O'Brien, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
4 Outen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
8 Rudd, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
2 Samson, Vic (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 8

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Baker, Reg ? ? 3 ?
3 Beasley, George ? ? 1 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 1 ?
6 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 5 ?
7 Coventry, Syd ? ? 0 ?
11 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
15 Lawn, Jim ? ? 2 ?
16 Libbis, Billy ? ? 2 ?
29 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
20 Milburn, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
19 Murphy, Frank ? ? 0 ?
18 Murphy, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
21 Poulter, Joe ? ? 0 ?
24 Saunders, Harry (ac) ? ? 0 ?
23 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
22 Stainsby, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Webb, Reynolds ? ? 1 ?
28 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 15 16

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