1925 VFL Round 12: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1925 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1925 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Con McCarthy captained the hosts with Vic Samson as vice-captain.
Jim Atkinson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Con McCarthy and the visitors were coached by Chris Lethbridge.
Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), V. Samson (vice-capt.), F. Aked, G. Clissold, B. Doolan, A. Gardiner, R. Gibb, R. Griffiths, A. Hopkins, C. Laidlaw, N. McDonald, T. McHenry, B. McIntyre, J. Nunan, P. O'Brien, A. Outen, L. Punch, J. Rudd
Fitzroy
J. Atkinson (capt.), B. Adams, D. Anderson, A. Batchelor, E. Chatfield, N. Cockram, T. Corrigan, F. Costigan, E. Elliott, G. Hellwig, T. Hickey, H. Jenkin, G. McCracken, J. Millen, J. Moriarty, J. O'Rourke, R. Smith, L. Wigraft
Footscray (13.13.91) defeated Fitzroy (7.8.50).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Hopkins (4), L. Punch (3), R. Gibb (2), N. McDonald (2), T. McHenry, J. Nunan
Fitzroy: B. Adams (3), D. Anderson, G. Hellwig, G. McCracken, J. Moriarty
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 1 August 1925
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Margin | FOOT by 21 | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 41 | FOOT by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Chris Lethbridge
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Jim Atkinson
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Vic Samson
(Footscray),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Wickham
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Clissold, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Doolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gibb, Rupert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Griffiths, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hopkins, Allan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Con (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | McHenry, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | McIntyre, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Nunan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | O'Brien, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Punch, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Rudd, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Samson, Vic (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Adams, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Anderson, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Atkinson, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Batchelor, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Chatfield, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cockram, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Costigan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Elliott, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hellwig, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Hickey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCracken, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Millen, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Smith, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wigraft, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 8 | |||