1927 VFL Grand Final: Collingwood v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 1 October 1927 between Collingwood and Richmond in the grand final of the 1927 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Richmond at MCG. Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Ernie Wilson as vice-captain. Allan Geddes captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), E. Wilson (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, F. Murphy, J. Poulter, P. Rowe, H. Rumney, L. Wescott

Richmond
A. Geddes (capt.), P. Bentley, J. Fincher, L. Gallagher, D. Harris, D. Hayes, S. Jamison, D. Lilburne, A. MacIsaac, B. McCormack, J. McCormack, F. O'Brien, T. O'Halloran, B. O'Neill, C. Powell, G. Robinson, G. Rudolph, H. Weidner

Collingwood (2.13.25) defeated Richmond (1.7.13).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (2)
Richmond: J. Fincher

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Collingwood v Richmond
Date: Saturday 1 October 1927
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 34,551

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Richmond
Score: 2.13.25 - 1.7.13

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 0 . 1 2 . 6 2 . 9 2 . 13 2 . 13 (25)
Richmond 0 . 4 0 . 4 0 . 7 1 . 7 1 . 7 (13)
Margin RICH by 3 COLL by 14 COLL by 14 COLL by 12 COLL by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Frank Hughes (Richmond)
Captains: Syd Coventry (Collingwood), Allan Geddes (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Ernie Wilson (Collingwood), unknown (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray
Goal Umpire: W. Craddock, E. Jenkins
Boundary Umpire: W. Naismith, W. Owen

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Harry ? ? 0 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
8 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 Harris, John ? ? 0 ?
14 Libbis, Billy ? ? 0 ?
15 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
16 Milburn, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Murphy, Frank ? ? 0 ?
18 Poulter, Joe ? ? 0 ?
22 Rowe, Percy ? ? 0 ?
24 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
26 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Ernie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 2 13

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bentley, Perce ? ? 0 ?
10 Fincher, Jack ? ? 1 ?
23 Gallagher, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
20 Hayes, Doug ? ? 0 ?
28 Jamison, Sam ? ? 0 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley ? ? 0 ?
24 MacIsaac, Angus ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
21 McCormack, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 O'Brien, Frank ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 O'Neill, Bob ? ? 0 ?
7 Powell, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
3 Robinson, George ? ? 0 ?
32 Rudolph, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 1 7

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

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 unknown behind 0.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
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unknown behind 0.1.1 - 0.4.4 ??:??
Q2 COLL ?.?.? - 0.4.4 ??:??
COLL ?.?.? - 0.4.4 ??:??
COLL ?.?.? - 0.4.4 ??:??
COLL ?.?.? - 0.4.4 ??:??
COLL ?.?.? - 0.4.4 ??:??
COLL ?.?.? - 0.4.4 ??:??
COLL 2.6.18 - 0.4.4 ??:??
Q3 unknown behind 2.?.? - 0.?.? ??:??
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unknown behind 2.9.21 - 0.7.7 ??:??
Q4 2.?.? - ?.7.? ??:??
2.?.? - ?.7.? ??:??
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2.?.? - ?.7.? ??:??
2.13.25 - 1.7.13 ??:??