1925 VFL Round 14: North Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1925 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 14 of the 1925 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Wels Eicke captained the hosts with Billy Smith as vice-captain. Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wels Eicke and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.

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

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

North Melbourne (12.8.80) defeated South Melbourne (7.16.58).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Wood (6), J. Lynch (4), A. Giles, H. Johnston
South Melbourne: H. Alexander (3), S. Hogg, T. O'Meara, P. Scanlan, M. Tandy

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) and South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 22 August 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 5,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. South Melbourne
Score: 12.8.80 - 7.16.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 6 . 1 8 . 2 10 . 6 12 . 8 12 . 8 (80)
South Melbourne 1 . 4 2 . 10 3 . 11 7 . 16 7 . 16 (58)
Margin NMLB by 27 NMLB by 28 NMLB by 37 NMLB by 22 NMLB by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wels Eicke (North Melbourne), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)
Captains: Wels Eicke (North Melbourne), Paddy Scanlan (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Billy Smith (North Melbourne), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Lewis

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 ? ? 1 ?
16 Gomez, Chris ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Johnston, Harold ? ? 1 ?
22 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
2 Lewis, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
3 Lindsay, Duncan ? ? 0 ?
11 Linton, Curly ? ? 0 ?
10 Lock, Jacky ? ? 0 ?
30 Lynch, Jack ? ? 4 ?
14 Metcalf, Fred ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Billy (vc) ? ? 0 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
21 Watson, Don ? ? 0 ?
26 Wood, Joe ? ? 6 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 8

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Alexander, Harold ? ? 3 ?
5 Anderson, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
4 Barlow, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
14 Brown, Martin ? ? 0 ?
21 Condon, Bill ? ? 0 ?
6 Freyer, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Hogg, Syd ? ? 1 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
28 McDonald, Charles ? ? 0 ?
25 O'Meara, Ted ? ? 1 ?
8 Reville, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
1 Scanlan, Paddy (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 Stanbridge, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
30 Stewart, George ? ? 0 ?
2 Tandy, Mark ? ? 1 ?
11 Wimbridge, Fred ? ? 0 ?
29 Woodfield, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 16

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