1925 VFL Round 17: Essendon v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1925 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 17 of the 1925 VFL season. Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill. Frank Maher captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.

Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), K. Adam, N. Beckton, G. Campbell, C. Donaldson, C. Farrell, J. Garden, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, H. Hunter, V. Irwin, C. May, N. McSweeney, J. Quinn, G. Shorten, N. Simpson, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti

St Kilda
J. Armstrong, R. Bence, R. De Garis, C. Gambetta, W. Gunnyon, H. Guthrie, S. Hepburn, G. Lucas, H. Mason, H. Matthews, L. May, N. Mitchell, F. Phillips, B. Rae, A. Scott, J. Shelley, J. Shelton, C. Watson

Essendon (10.7.67) defeated St Kilda (8.10.58).

Goalkickers
Essendon: V. Irwin (3), N. Beckton (2), C. Farrell (2), F. Maher (2), J. Quinn
St Kilda: J. Shelton (3), N. Mitchell (2), F. Phillips, B. Rae, J. Shelley

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and St Kilda remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Essendon v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 12 September 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. St Kilda
Score: 10.7.67 - 8.10.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 1 5 . 4 9 . 6 10 . 7 10 . 7 (67)
St Kilda 2 . 2 3 . 6 7 . 8 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Margin ESSE by 5 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 9 ESSE by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Syd Barker (Essendon), Norm Clark (St Kilda)
Captains: Frank Maher (Essendon), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Lewis

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Adam, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 2 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
11 Farrell, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
13 Harrison, Joe ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
18 Irwin, Vince ? ? 3 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 2 ?
14 May, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
9 McSweeney, Ned ? ? 0 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 1 ?
30 Shorten, George ? ? 0 ?
19 Simpson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg ? ? 0 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 7

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Armstrong, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Bence, Roy ? ? 0 ?
14 De Garis, Rex ? ? 0 ?
7 Gambetta, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
4 Gunnyon, Wal ? ? 0 ?
Guthrie, Herbert ? ? 0 ?
26 Hepburn, Stan ? ? 0 ?
30 Lucas, George ? ? 0 ?
2 Mason, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
8 Matthews, Harold ? ? 0 ?
32 May, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 Mitchell, Norm ? ? 2 ?
9 Phillips, Fred ? ? 1 ?
5 Rae, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
27 Scott, Alan ? ? 0 ?
29 Shelley, Jack ? ? 1 ?
15 Shelton, Jack ? ? 3 ?
31 Watson, Colin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 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