1927 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1927 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 1 of the 1927 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Bert Chadwick captained the hosts.
Allan Geddes captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, B. Johnson, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman
Richmond
A. Geddes (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, D. Don, J. Fincher, L. Gallagher, D. Harris, D. Hayes, D. Lilburne, D. Lynch, A. MacIsaac, B. McCormack, F. O'Brien, T. O'Halloran, B. O'Neill, G. Rudolph, J. Titus, H. Weidner
Melbourne (16.19.115) defeated Richmond (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (9), H. Davie (3), H. Dunbar, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman
Richmond: D. Lynch (5), A. MacIsaac (2), T. O'Halloran, G. Rudolph
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder and Richmond were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 30 April 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
22,382
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 19 | 16 | . | 19 | (115) |
| Richmond | 5 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 50 | MELB by 50 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Richmond)
Captains:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Allan Geddes
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Netherton
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 19 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Lynch, Dave | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | MacIsaac, Angus | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | O'Neill, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 11 | |||