2025 VFL Season Round 15: Footscray Reserves v North Melbourne Reserves
This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 2025 between the Footscray Reserves and the North Melbourne Reserves during round fifteen of the 2025 season of the Victorian Football League.
The Footscray Reserves hosted the North Melbourne Reserves at Mission Whitten Oval.
Daniel Orgill captained the hosts.
Darcy MacPherson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Stewart Edge and the visitors were coached by Tom Lynch.
The Footscray Reserves (13.9.87) defeated the North Melbourne Reserves (10.11.71).
Match Details
Season:
2025 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Footscray Reserves
v
North Melbourne Reserves
Date:
Friday 4 July 2025
Time:
4:05 PM
Venue:
Mission Whitten Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray Reserves
def.
North Melbourne Reserves
Score:
13.9.87 - 10.11.71
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray Reserves | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| North Melbourne Reserves | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | NMLR by 8 | FOOR by 31 | FOOR by 2 | FOOR by 16 | FOOR by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 31:15 | 32:57 | 31:17 | 32:06 | 2:07:35 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Footscray Reserves) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (North Melbourne Reserves) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Footscray Reserves
Captain: Daniel OrgillCoach: Stewart Edge
North Melbourne Reserves
Captain: Darcy MacPhersonCoach: Tom Lynch
Player Statistics
Footscray Reserves
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Baker, Oskar | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ? | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Busslinger, Jedd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | Cleary, Luke | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | Croft, Jordan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 54 | Crofts, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ? | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | Cuningham, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Dolan, Josh | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 43 | Gardner, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 56 | Hunt, Ethan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Jaques, Lachie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Jones, Liam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 66 | Kardachi, Xavier | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Kellett, Josh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ? | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Khamis, Buku | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 64 | Lewis, Will | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 59 | Macpherson, Ewan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ? | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 68 | Muratore, Luca | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Orgill, Daniel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | ? | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Scott, Anthony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | ? | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 37 | Sellwood, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ? | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 55 | Smith, Connor | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Smith, Lachlan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 4 | ? | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Walker, Zac | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | ? | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 13 | 9 | 384 | 208 | 176 | 86 | 44 | 68 | 44 | 0+ | 26 | 25 | 38 | 51 | |||
North Melbourne Reserves
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Archer, Jackson | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Banch, Zac | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 21 | Coleman-Jones, Callum | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 4 | ? | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Dawson, Kallan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Ford, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | George, Brayden | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Goad, Taylor | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Goater, Josh | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 62 | Hotton, Olli | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ? | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 48 | Huggard, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 64 | Keast, Mathew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 67 | Linder, Samuel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 70 | Lowe, Oliver | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 50 | MacPherson, Darcy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 56 | Noblett, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Payne, Geordie | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | ? | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Stevens, River | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ? | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 79 | Tarrant, James | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Teakle, Brynn | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Tomlinson, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 59 | Trembath, Cooper | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Urquhart, Luke | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Whitlock, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | ? | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 10 | 11 | 327 | 181 | 146 | 65 | 46 | 77 | 36 | 0+ | 25 | 26 | 36 | 49 | |||
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 50sScore Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | NMLR | River Stevens behind | 0.0.0 | - | 0.1.1 | 05:09 |
| NMLR | Josh Goater behind | 0.0.0 | - | 0.2.2 | 06:56 | |
| NMLR | Zac Banch goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.2.8 | 10:07 | |
| NMLR | Darcy MacPherson goal | 0.0.0 | - | 2.2.14 | 11:27 | |
| FOOR | Rushed behind | 0.1.1 | - | 2.2.14 | 13:51 | |
| NMLR | Geordie Payne goal | 0.1.1 | - | 3.2.20 | 15:00 | |
| NMLR | Brayden George behind | 0.1.1 | - | 3.3.21 | 19:39 | |
| FOOR | David Cuningham goal | 1.1.7 | - | 3.3.21 | 25:50 | |
| FOOR | Lachie Jaques goal | 2.1.13 | - | 3.3.21 | 27:29 | |
| Q2 | FOOR | Oskar Baker goal | 3.1.19 | - | 3.3.21 | 01:44 |
| FOOR | Lachlan Smith behind | 3.2.20 | - | 3.3.21 | 05:18 | |
| FOOR | Daniel Orgill behind | 3.3.21 | - | 3.3.21 | 08:09 | |
| FOOR | Ewan Macpherson goal | 4.3.27 | - | 3.3.21 | 09:15 | |
| FOOR | Will Lewis goal | 5.3.33 | - | 3.3.21 | 12:53 | |
| FOOR | David Cuningham goal | 6.3.39 | - | 3.3.21 | 17:33 | |
| FOOR | Will Lewis goal | 7.3.45 | - | 3.3.21 | 18:57 | |
| FOOR | Rushed behind | 7.4.46 | - | 3.3.21 | 20:26 | |
| NMLR | Callum Coleman-Jones behind | 7.4.46 | - | 3.4.22 | 23:49 | |
| FOOR | Connor Smith goal | 8.4.52 | - | 3.4.22 | 24:41 | |
| FOOR | Jordan Croft behind | 8.5.53 | - | 3.4.22 | 32:47 | |
| Q3 | NMLR | Cooper Trembath behind | 8.5.53 | - | 3.5.23 | 02:50 |
| NMLR | Taylor Goad goal | 8.5.53 | - | 4.5.29 | 05:26 | |
| NMLR | Brynn Teakle behind | 8.5.53 | - | 4.6.30 | 09:17 | |
| NMLR | Brynn Teakle behind | 8.5.53 | - | 4.7.31 | 09:52 | |
| NMLR | Eddie Ford goal | 8.5.53 | - | 5.7.37 | 10:37 | |
| NMLR | James Tarrant goal | 8.5.53 | - | 6.7.43 | 12:27 | |
| NMLR | Callum Coleman-Jones behind | 8.5.53 | - | 6.8.44 | 15:30 | |
| NMLR | Cooper Trembath goal | 8.5.53 | - | 7.8.50 | 17:08 | |
| NMLR | Eddie Ford behind | 8.5.53 | - | 7.9.51 | 21:15 | |
| NMLR | Oliver Lowe behind | 8.5.53 | - | 7.10.52 | 24:11 | |
| NMLR | Zac Banch goal | 8.5.53 | - | 8.10.58 | 26:22 | |
| FOOR | Buku Khamis goal | 9.5.59 | - | 8.10.58 | 28:04 | |
| FOOR | Buku Khamis behind | 9.6.60 | - | 8.10.58 | 31:09 | |
| Q4 | FOOR | Anthony Scott goal | 10.6.66 | - | 8.10.58 | 02:04 |
| FOOR | Luca Muratore behind | 10.7.67 | - | 8.10.58 | 03:34 | |
| FOOR | Buku Khamis goal | 11.7.73 | - | 8.10.58 | 06:31 | |
| NMLR | Geordie Payne goal | 11.7.73 | - | 9.10.64 | 09:54 | |
| FOOR | Jordan Croft behind | 11.8.74 | - | 9.10.64 | 12:08 | |
| NMLR | Oliver Lowe goal | 11.8.74 | - | 10.10.70 | 19:41 | |
| NMLR | Zac Banch behind | 11.8.74 | - | 10.11.71 | 24:04 | |
| FOOR | Luca Muratore goal | 12.8.80 | - | 10.11.71 | 24:32 | |
| FOOR | Rushed behind | 12.9.81 | - | 10.11.71 | 27:01 | |
| FOOR | Josh Dolan goal | 13.9.87 | - | 10.11.71 | 29:07 | |