1925 VFL Round 13: South Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1925 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 13 of the 1925 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval. Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts. Con McCarthy captained the visitors with Vic Samson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Charlie Pannam and the visitors were coached by Con McCarthy.

South Melbourne
P. Scanlan (capt.), H. Alexander, C. Anderson, A. Barlow, B. Condon, B. Freyer, S. Hogg, T. Johnson, C. McDonald, C. Nicholls, T. O'Meara, P. Reville, J. Scanlan, C. Stanbridge, G. Stewart, M. Tandy, F. Wimbridge, L. Woodfield

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

South Melbourne (13.14.92) defeated Footscray (12.15.87).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (5), F. Wimbridge (5), T. O'Meara, P. Reville, P. Scanlan
Footscray: N. McDonald (4), R. Gibb (2), C. McCarthy (2), A. Hopkins, C. Laidlaw, L. Punch, V. Samson

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: South Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 8 August 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 13.14.92 - 12.15.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 5 8 . 6 9 . 10 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Footscray 3 . 2 5 . 11 8 . 13 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Margin SMLB by 9 SMLB by 13 SMLB by 3 SMLB by 5 SMLB by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne), Con McCarthy (Footscray)
Captains: Paddy Scanlan (South Melbourne), Con McCarthy (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Vic Samson (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Alexander, Harold ? ? 0 ?
5 Anderson, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
4 Barlow, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
21 Condon, Bill ? ? 0 ?
6 Freyer, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Hogg, Syd ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 5 ?
28 McDonald, Charles ? ? 0 ?
25 Nicholls, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
25 O'Meara, Ted ? ? 1 ?
8 Reville, Peter ? ? 1 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
1 Scanlan, Paddy (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 Stanbridge, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
30 Stewart, George ? ? 0 ?
2 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
11 Wimbridge, Fred ? ? 5 ?
29 Woodfield, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 14

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 ? ? 1 ?
14 Laidlaw, Col ? ? 1 ?
1 McCarthy, Con (c) ? ? 2 ?
7 McDonald, Norm ? ? 4 ?
24 McHenry, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
30 McIntyre, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Nunan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
10 O'Brien, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
4 Outen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
23 Punch, Les ? ? 1 ?
8 Rudd, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
2 Samson, Vic (vc) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 15

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