1925 VFL Round 10: North Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1925 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round 10 of the 1925 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Richmond at Arden Street Oval. Wels Eicke captained the hosts with Billy Smith as vice-captain. Mel Morris captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wels Eicke and the visitors were coached by Mel Morris.

North Melbourne
W. Eicke (capt.), B. Smith (vice-capt.), G. Britt, L. Dwyer, A. Giles, A. Goonan, C. Healy, H. Johnston, J. Lewis, D. Lindsay, J. Lock, J. Lynch, F. Metcalf, B. Russ, F. Rutley, T. Trevaskis, D. Walsh, D. Watson

Richmond
M. Morris (capt.), S. Barrett, D. Don, D. Fraser, A. Geddes, F. Harley, J. Huggard, J. Maxfield, B. McCormack, K. Millar, V. Moore, T. O'Halloran, R. Reid, G. Robinson, G. Rudolph, E. Taylor, V. Thorp, G. Valentine

North Melbourne (7.9.51) were defeated by Richmond (10.9.69).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: F. Rutley (2), A. Goonan, H. Johnston, J. Lynch, F. Metcalf, T. Trevaskis
Richmond: M. Morris (4), G. Rudolph (2), S. Barrett, K. Millar, V. Moore, G. Robinson

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: North Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 11 July 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 7,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 7.9.51 - 10.9.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 0 6 . 4 6 . 4 7 . 9 7 . 9 (51)
Richmond 3 . 3 3 . 5 9 . 7 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Margin RICH by 9 NMLB by 17 RICH by 21 RICH by 18 RICH by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wels Eicke (North Melbourne), Mel Morris (Richmond)
Captains: Wels Eicke (North Melbourne), Mel Morris (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Billy Smith (North Melbourne), unknown (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Clarke

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Britt, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
19 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
1 Eicke, Wels (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Giles, Archie ? ? 0 ?
5 Goonan, Alf ? ? 1 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Johnston, Harold ? ? 1 ?
2 Lewis, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
3 Lindsay, Duncan ? ? 0 ?
10 Lock, Jacky ? ? 0 ?
30 Lynch, Jack ? ? 1 ?
14 Metcalf, Fred ? ? 1 ?
7 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 Rutley, Fred ? ? 2 ?
8 Smith, Billy (vc) ? ? 0 ?
12 Trevaskis, Tim ? ? 1 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
21 Watson, Don ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 9

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Barrett, Sam ? ? 1 ?
33 Don, Donald ? ? 0 ?
26 Fraser, Don ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
16 Harley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
19 Huggard, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Maxfield, Jim ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Millar, Keith ? ? 1 ?
23 Moore, Vern ? ? 1 ?
11 Morris, Mel (c) ? ? 4 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
15 Reid, Reuben ? ? 0 ?
3 Robinson, George ? ? 1 ?
32 Rudolph, George ? ? 2 ?
7 Taylor, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Valentine, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 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