1925 VFL Season Round 10: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1925 between Melbourne and Essendon during round ten of the 1925 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Essendon at the MCG. Bert Chadwick captained the hosts. Frank Maher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.

Melbourne (8.7.55) defeated Essendon (5.8.38).

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 11 July 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 22,872

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Essendon
Score: 8.7.55 - 5.8.38

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 1 6 . 2 7 . 3 8 . 7 8 . 7 (55)
Essendon 1 . 1 4 . 4 5 . 6 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
Margin MELB by 18 MELB by 10 MELB by 9 MELB by 17 MELB by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Bert Chadwick
Coach: Bert Chadwick

Essendon

Captain: Frank Maher
Coach: Syd Barker

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

P. Jory

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 ? ? 0 ?
24 Davie, Harry ? ? 1 ?
31 Deane, Col ? ? 1 ?
5 Donnelly, Gerry ? ? 1 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
15 Heinz, George ? ? 0 ?
16 Mollison, Derek ? ? 0 ?
22 Moyes, Harry ? ? 3 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
25 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 0 ?
3 Thomas, Ted ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 7

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Adam, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 0 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Gregory, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
13 Harrison, Joe ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
18 Irwin, Vince ? ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 1 ?
22 Manger, Bill ? ? 1 ?
14 May, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
16 McCarthy, Justin ? ? 1 ?
30 Shorten, George ? ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg ? ? 0 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 2 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 8

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