1925 VFL Semi Final 2: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 September 1925 between Geelong and Melbourne in the second semi final of the 1925 VFL season.
Geelong "hosted" Melbourne at MCG.
Cliff Rankin captained the hosts.
Bert Chadwick captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Bert Chadwick.
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), N. Brushfield, J. Chambers, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, D. Heagney, K. Johns, J. Jones, F. Mockridge, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, H. Davie, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, G. Heinz, F. Jorgensen, C. Lilley, D. Mollison, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, P. Tulloh, I. Warne-Smith, A. Wilson, S. Wittman
Geelong (13.8.86) were defeated by Melbourne (14.17.101).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (7), C. Rankin (4), E. Fleming, J. Jones
Melbourne: P. Tulloh (5), S. Wittman (3), H. Davie (2), H. Dunbar, G. Heinz, D. Mollison, D. Taylor
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 September 1925
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
51,256
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | (86) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Margin | MELB by 20 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 32 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brushfield, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Heagney, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Jockie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 8 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Jorgensen, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Tulloh, Percy | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Wilson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 17 | |||