1925 VFL Round 16: Footscray v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1925 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 16 of the 1925 VFL season. Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval. Con McCarthy captained the hosts with Vic Samson as vice-captain. In the absence of Jim Jackson, vice-captain Jim McCashney captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Con McCarthy and the visitors were coached by Alec Hall.

Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), V. Samson (vice-capt.), S. Bagley, G. Clissold, J. Croft, B. Doolan, A. Hopkins, C. Laidlaw, N. McDonald, T. McHenry, B. McIntyre, J. Meuleman, P. O'Brien, A. Outen, L. Punch, J. Rudd, J. Sherman, F. Ulbrick

Hawthorn
Back: P. Keary, L. Carbarns, C. Lethlean
Half-back: G. Bolt, C. Splatt, S. McKenzie
Centre: J. Gill, J. McCashney (capt.), B. Calwell
Half-forward: P. Kennedy, M. Ennis, B. Officer
Forward: B. Sellers, L. Gough, J. Price
Follower: P. Burke, F. Finch, J. Pickford

Footscray (15.10.100) defeated Hawthorn (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Hopkins (9), S. Bagley (2), C. McCarthy (2), G. Clissold, L. Punch
Hawthorn: L. Gough (6), B. Calwell, P. Kennedy, B. Officer, B. Sellers

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 11th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Footscray v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 5 September 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Hawthorn
Score: 15.10.100 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 4 . 3 7 . 7 10 . 10 15 . 10 15 . 10 (100)
Hawthorn 3 . 4 4 . 6 8 . 7 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin FOOT by 5 FOOT by 19 FOOT by 15 FOOT by 30 FOOT by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Con McCarthy (Footscray), Alec Hall (Hawthorn)
Captains: Con McCarthy (Footscray), Jim McCashney (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: Vic Samson (Footscray), unknown (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
45 Bagley, Seddon ? ? 2 ?
32 Clissold, George ? ? 1 ?
15 Croft, Joshua ? ? 0 ?
26 Doolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Hopkins, Allan ? ? 9 ?
14 Laidlaw, Col ? ? 0 ?
1 McCarthy, Con (c) ? ? 2 ?
7 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
24 McHenry, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
30 McIntyre, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Meuleman, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 O'Brien, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
4 Outen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
23 Punch, Les ? ? 1 ?
8 Rudd, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
2 Samson, Vic (vc) ? ? 0 ?
28 Sherman, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Ulbrick, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 15 10

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bolt, George HBFL ? 0 ?
6 Burke, Paddy RU ? 0 ?
26 Calwell, Bert WR ? 1 ?
18 Carbarns, Les FB ? 0 ?
22 Ennis, Mick CHF ? 0 ?
11 Finch, Fred RU ? 0 ?
14 Gill, Jack WL ? 0 ?
30 Gough, Lew FF ? 6 ?
29 Keary, Pat BPL ? 0 ?
12 Kennedy, Pat HFFL ? 1 ?
16 Lethlean, Clarrie BPR ? 0 ?
8 McCashney, Jim (ac) C ? 0 ?
3 McKenzie, Stan HBFR ? 0 ?
21 Officer, Bert HFFR ? 1 ?
15 Pickford, Jack RO ? 0 ?
27 Price, Jack FPR ? 0 ?
25 Sellers, Bob FPL ? 1 ?
7 Splatt, Clem CHB ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 10

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

Player Line-Up

Footscray Coach: Con McCarthy
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
29 P. Keary 18 L. Carbarns 16 C. Lethlean













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



19 G. Bolt 7 C. Splatt 3 S. McKenzie













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



14 J. Gill 8 J. McCashney (ac) 26 B. Calwell









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 6 P. Burke

HALF-FORWARD 11 F. Finch

12 P. Kennedy 22 M. Ennis 21 B. Officer 15 J. Pickford











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



25 B. Sellers 30 L. Gough 27 J. Price













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Alec Hall