1927 VFL Season Round 2: Richmond v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1927 between Richmond and St Kilda during round two of the 1927 season of the Victorian Football League. Richmond hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval. Allan Geddes captained the hosts. Horrie Mason captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by George Heinz.

Richmond (8.11.59) defeated St Kilda (6.12.48).

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Richmond v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 7 May 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. St Kilda
Score: 8.11.59 - 6.12.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 4 2 . 5 7 . 8 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
St Kilda 0 . 0 2 . 9 4 . 11 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Margin RICH by 16 STKL by 4 RICH by 15 RICH by 11 RICH by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Richmond

Captain: Allan Geddes
Coach: Frank Hughes

St Kilda

Captain: Horrie Mason
Coach: George Heinz

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 2 ?
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 ? ? 1 ?
19 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley ? ? 0 ?
33 Lynch, Dave ? ? 0 ?
24 MacIsaac, Angus ? ? 1 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
25 O'Brien, Frank ? ? 1 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 O'Neill, Bob ? ? 1 ?
32 Rudolph, George ? ? 1 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 11

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Arthur, Vin ? ? 0 ?
12 Bence, Roy ? ? 0 ?
13 Carr, Barney ? ? 0 ?
24 Cormack, Eric ? ? 0 ?
22 Forty, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Gambetta, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
28 Gunnyon, Wal ? ? 0 ?
26 Hepburn, Stan ? ? 0 ?
6 Keddie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
30 Lucas, George ? ? 0 ?
18 Mason, Horrie (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Matthews, Harold ? ? 0 ?
9 Phillips, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Proudfoot, Alec ? ? 1 ?
4 Roberts, Tasman ? ? 0 ?
19 Scully, Frank ? ? 1 ?
5 Sharpe, Lew ? ? 1 ?
15 Shelton, Jack ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 12

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