Round 16, 1925
North Melbourne vs Melbourne
Saturday 5 September
Venue: Arden Street
Attendance: 5000
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| North Melbourne | 3.3 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 11.7.73 |
| Melbourne | 0.2 | 2.7 | 3.10 | 6.10.46 |
North Melbourne win by 27 points
Goalkickers: Jack Cannan 2, George Haines 1, Harry Moyes 1, Ivor Warne-Smith 1, Stan Wittman 1
Milestones:
Only Game
Clarrie Wyatt
Despite having their finals spot almost certainly sewn up Melbourne were still shocked by North in what was the Shinboners first ever VFL win over the league's oldest club.
Just two weeks out from the finals was the worst time to suffer a bad result, and a loss to Richmond in the last game could see them miss out on the top four entirely, much less the top two which they'd been fighting to be a part of just weeks earlier.
North jumped to an early lead and Melbourne never threatened again.
Thomas, Corbett and Deane were Melbourne's best.
Seconds
Melbourne 15.14.104 d. North Melbourne 9.11.63
Media
Argus - 07/09/1925