1927 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1927 between St Kilda and Hawthorn during round 1 of the 1927 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Hawthorn at Junction Oval.
Clarrie Lethlean captained the visitors with Jim McCashney as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by George Heinz and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
St Kilda
R. Bence, B. Carr, E. Cormack, J. Fidler, C. Gambetta, W. Gunnyon, G. Heinz, S. Hepburn, J. Keddie, H. Lakin, H. Mason, H. Matthews, D. O'Brien, F. Phillips, T. Roberts, E. Sanneman, F. Scully, J. Shelton
Hawthorn
Back:
E. Utting, G. Arnott, P. Keary
Half-back:
S. Stewart, C. Splatt, J. Pickford
Centre:
J. Gill, J. McCashney (vice-capt.), F. Barker
Half-forward:
H. Townley, B. Hyde, W. Williams
Forward:
J. Sinclair, M. Ennis, B. Sellers
Follower:
B. Henry, C. Lethlean (capt.), T. Pool
St Kilda (12.16.88) defeated Hawthorn (11.2.68).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Shelton (4), S. Hepburn (2), F. Scully (2), G. Heinz, F. Phillips, T. Roberts, E. Sanneman
Hawthorn: M. Ennis (3), B. Hyde (3), T. Pool (2), B. Sellers, J. Sinclair, W. Williams
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 3rd on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 30 April 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| St Kilda | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 2 | (68) |
| Margin | STKL by 2 | HWTH by 1 | STKL by 21 | STKL by 20 | STKL by 20 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
George Heinz
(St Kilda),
Dan Minogue
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Clarrie Lethlean
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Jim McCashney
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Gibson
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Cormack, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Fidler, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gunnyon, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Heinz, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 26 | Hepburn, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Keddie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Lakin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 18 | Mason, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | O'Brien, Dermot | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Roberts, Tasman | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Sanneman, Ed | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Scully, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Shelton, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 16 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Arnott, George | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Barker, Fred | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ennis, Mick | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Gill, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Henry, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 20 | Hyde, Bert | CHF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Keary, Pat | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lethlean, Clarrie (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McCashney, Jim (vc) | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Pickford, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Sellers, Bob | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Sinclair, Jim | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Splatt, Clem | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stewart, Stuart | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Townley, Harry | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 12 | Utting, Ernie | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Williams, Wal | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 2 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 12 | E. Utting | 5 | G. Arnott | 23 | P. Keary |
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| 9 | S. Stewart | 7 | C. Splatt | 15 | J. Pickford |
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| 14 | J. Gill | 8 | J. McCashney (vc) | 1 | F. Barker |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 16 | C. Lethlean (c) |
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| H. Townley | 20 | B. Hyde | 28 | W. Williams | 19 | T. Pool |
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| 2 | J. Sinclair | 22 | M. Ennis | 25 | B. Sellers |
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