Round 8, 1925
South Melbourne vs Melbourne
Saturday 20 June
Venue: Lake Oval
Attendance: 16,000
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| South Melbourne | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 7.12.54 |
| Melbourne | 3.7 | 4.11 | 11.14 | 14.16.100 |
Melbourne win by 46 points
Goalkickers: Harry Davie 5, Harry Moyes 5, Col Deane 2, George Haines 1, Frank Jorgensen 1
Milestones:
Nil
The league's big improvers continued to push their top four credentials with another big away victory.
Melbourne led by just one point in front at half time, but 7.3 to 0.4 in the third quarter gave them the lead they deserved. Despite the sting going out of the match in the last quarter Melbourne waltzed away to a win and extended their lead in the last.
Most of the seven goals came late in the third, just when it looked like South were going to hold on and make the last quarter interesting.
Mollison and Haines were dynamic as a ruck/rover combination, and the taps down to the former Geelong rover led to numerous attacks on goal. Moyes, Davie and Wittman were also good while the defensive combination of Collins and Corbett won praise for their performances.
Seconds
South Melbourne 16.18.114 d. Melbourne 5.12.42
Media
Football Record 1925