1925 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1925 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 15 of the 1925 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Bert Chadwick captained the hosts.
Con McCarthy captained the visitors with Vic Samson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Con McCarthy.
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, G. Heinz, F. Jorgensen, C. Lilley, D. Mollison, H. Moyes, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, P. Tulloh, I. Warne-Smith, S. Wittman
Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), V. Samson (vice-capt.), S. Bagley, G. Clissold, J. Croft, B. Doolan, R. Gibb, A. Hopkins, C. Laidlaw, N. McDonald, T. McHenry, B. McIntyre, H. Neill, P. O'Brien, A. Outen, L. Punch, J. Sherman, F. Ulbrick
Melbourne (10.9.69) defeated Footscray (9.13.67).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Davie (3), B. Chadwick, B. Corbett, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, H. Moyes, P. Tulloh, S. Wittman
Footscray: A. Hopkins (4), J. Croft (2), C. McCarthy, N. McDonald, L. Punch
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 29 August 1925
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
11,364
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Margin | FOOT by 11 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 21 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Con McCarthy
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Con McCarthy
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Vic Samson
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Wickham
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jorgensen, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Tulloh, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 9 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Bagley, Seddon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Clissold, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Croft, Joshua | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Doolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gibb, Rupert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hopkins, Allan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Con (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | McHenry, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McIntyre, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Neill, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | O'Brien, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Punch, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Samson, Vic (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sherman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ulbrick, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 13 | |||