1927 VFL Round 1: Carlton v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1927 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1927 VFL season. Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park. Horrie Clover captained the hosts. Charlie Pannam captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Horrie Clover and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.

Carlton
H. Clover (capt.), H. Blackmore, H. Carter, N. Collins, M. Connell, F. Donoghue, A. Duncan, H. Dunn, G. Hawking, F. Irwin, L. Johnson, J. Kelly, T. Kennedy, C. McSwain, J. Morrissey, G. Styles, J. Watson, J. Way

South Melbourne
C. Pannam (capt.), B. Avery, A. Barlow, J. Barnes, B. Berryman, B. Condon, J. Ferguson, A. Jacobsen, T. Johnson, C. McDonald, H. McKay, C. Nicholls, J. Petchell, C. Pettiona, P. Reville, J. Scanlan, B. Sutton, D. Wheelahan

Carlton (9.15.69) were defeated by South Melbourne (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
Carlton: H. Dunn (3), H. Blackmore (2), H. Carter (2), H. Clover, G. Hawking
South Melbourne: J. Barnes (5), T. Johnson (3), A. Barlow, J. Scanlan

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 7th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Carlton v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 30 April 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 28,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by South Melbourne
Score: 9.15.69 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 6 4 . 7 7 . 9 9 . 15 9 . 15 (69)
South Melbourne 2 . 1 5 . 3 7 . 7 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin SMLB by 1 SMLB by 2 CARL by 2 SMLB by 1 SMLB by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Horrie Clover (Carlton), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)
Captains: Horrie Clover (Carlton), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Wynne

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Blackmore, Hedley ? ? 2 ?
25 Carter, Harold ? ? 2 ?
1 Clover, Horrie (c) ? ? 1 ?
2 Collins, Norm ? ? 0 ?
29 Connell, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
18 Donoghue, Frank ? ? 0 ?
32 Duncan, Alex ? ? 0 ?
16 Dunn, Harvey ? ? 3 ?
9 Hawking, George ? ? 1 ?
21 Irwin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
5 Johnson, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Joe ? ? 0 ?
31 Kennedy, Tom ? ? 0 ?
3 McSwain, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Morrissey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Styles, George ? ? 0 ?
33 Watson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Way, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 15

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Avery, Bert ? ? 0 ?
4 Barlow, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
29 Barnes, Jack ? ? 5 ?
7 Berryman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Condon, Bill ? ? 0 ?
27 Ferguson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Jacobsen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 3 ?
28 McDonald, Charles ? ? 0 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
25 Nicholls, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
1 Pannam, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
22 Petchell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
31 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
8 Reville, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 1 ?
2 Sutton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
34 Wheelahan, Danny ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 10

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