1927 VFL 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 2 of the 1927 VFL season.
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
A. Geddes (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, D. Don, J. Fincher, L. Gallagher, D. Harris, D. Hayes, M. Hislop, D. Lilburne, D. Lynch, A. MacIsaac, B. McCormack, F. O'Brien, T. O'Halloran, B. O'Neill, G. Rudolph, H. Weidner
St Kilda
H. Mason (capt.), V. Arthur, R. Bence, B. Carr, E. Cormack, J. Forty, C. Gambetta, W. Gunnyon, S. Hepburn, J. Keddie, G. Lucas, H. Matthews, F. Phillips, A. Proudfoot, T. Roberts, F. Scully, L. Sharpe, J. Shelton
Richmond (8.11.59) defeated St Kilda (6.12.48).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Baggott (2), D. Hayes, A. MacIsaac, F. O'Brien, B. O'Neill, G. Rudolph, H. Weidner
St Kilda: J. Shelton (3), A. Proudfoot, F. Scully, L. Sharpe
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (up from 12th) and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Richmond),
George Heinz
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Allan Geddes
(Richmond),
Horrie Mason
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||