1925 VFL Round 13: Fitzroy v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1925 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 13 of the 1925 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Jim Atkinson captained the hosts. Wels Eicke captained the visitors with Billy Smith as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Chris Lethbridge and the visitors were coached by Wels Eicke.

Fitzroy
J. Atkinson (capt.), B. Adams, D. Anderson, A. Batchelor, C. Chapman, E. Chatfield, N. Cockram, T. Corrigan, F. Costigan, E. Elliott, G. Hellwig, H. Jenkin, G. McCracken, J. Millen, J. Moriarty, J. O'Rourke, L. Wigraft, F. Williams

North Melbourne
W. Eicke (capt.), B. Smith (vice-capt.), G. Britt, L. Dwyer, A. Giles, C. Healy, H. Johnston, A. Lambe, J. Lewis, D. Lindsay, C. Linton, J. Lock, J. Lynch, F. Metcalf, C. Nolan, D. Walsh, D. Watson, J. Wood

Fitzroy (17.18.120) defeated North Melbourne (11.8.74).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (6), G. Hellwig (3), A. Batchelor (2), J. Millen (2), B. Adams, C. Chapman, F. Costigan, J. O'Rourke
North Melbourne: F. Metcalf (3), J. Lewis (2), J. Lynch (2), H. Johnston, D. Lindsay, C. Nolan, J. Wood

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 8 August 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 7,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. North Melbourne
Score: 17.18.120 - 11.8.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 1 7 . 4 11 . 13 17 . 18 17 . 18 (120)
North Melbourne 2 . 2 6 . 5 8 . 6 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
Margin FITZ by 17 FITZ by 5 FITZ by 25 FITZ by 46 FITZ by 46
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Chris Lethbridge (Fitzroy), Wels Eicke (North Melbourne)
Captains: Jim Atkinson (Fitzroy), Wels Eicke (North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Billy Smith (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Kain

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Adams, Bill ? ? 1 ?
33 Anderson, Doug ? ? 0 ?
17 Atkinson, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 1 ?
22 Chatfield, Eric ? ? 0 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
8 Costigan, Frank ? ? 1 ?
5 Elliott, Ern ? ? 0 ?
9 Hellwig, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
35 Millen, Jack ? ? 2 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 6 ?
15 O'Rourke, Jack ? ? 1 ?
10 Wigraft, Len ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 17 18

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Britt, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
19 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
1 Eicke, Wels (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Giles, Archie ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Johnston, Harold ? ? 1 ?
22 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
2 Lewis, Johnny ? ? 2 ?
3 Lindsay, Duncan ? ? 1 ?
11 Linton, Curly ? ? 0 ?
10 Lock, Jacky ? ? 0 ?
30 Lynch, Jack ? ? 2 ?
14 Metcalf, Fred ? ? 3 ?
32 Nolan, Clarrie ? ? 1 ?
8 Smith, Billy (vc) ? ? 0 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
21 Watson, Don ? ? 0 ?
26 Wood, Joe ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 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