1925 VFL Round 15: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1925 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 15 of the 1925 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Frank Maher captained the hosts.
Wels Eicke captained the visitors with Billy Smith as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Wels Eicke.
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, G. Campbell, C. Donaldson, C. Farrell, J. Garden, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, H. Hunter, V. Irwin, C. May, N. McSweeney, G. Shorten, N. Simpson, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti, R. Watt
North Melbourne
W. Eicke (capt.), B. Smith (vice-capt.), G. Britt, L. Dwyer, A. Giles, C. Healy, H. Johnston, A. Lambe, D. Lindsay, C. Linton, J. Lock, J. Lynch, B. McIntosh, F. Metcalf, C. Nolan, D. Walsh, D. Watson, J. Wood
Essendon (14.19.103) defeated North Melbourne (6.9.45).
Goalkickers
Essendon: V. Irwin (5), C. Farrell (2), J. Garden (2), N. Beckton, J. Hammond, F. Maher, G. Shorten, J. Vosti
North Melbourne: F. Metcalf (3), J. Wood (2), H. Johnston
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 29 August 1925
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
14.19.103 - 6.9.45
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 19 | 14 | . | 19 | (103) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Margin | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 58 | ESSE by 58 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Wels Eicke
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Frank Maher
(Essendon),
Wels Eicke
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Billy Smith
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Farrell, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Irwin, Vince | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Shorten, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Watt, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 19 | |||
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 | ? |
| 3 | Lindsay, Duncan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Linton, Curly | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Lock, Jacky | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Lynch, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McIntosh, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Metcalf, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Nolan, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Billy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Walsh, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Watson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wood, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 9 | |||