1927 VFL Round 3: Collingwood v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1927 between Collingwood and Richmond during round 3 of the 1927 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Richmond at Victoria Park.
Syd Coventry captained the hosts.
Allan Geddes captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), G. Beasley, J. Beveridge, H. Chesswas, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, J. Harris, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, C. Morelli, B. Muir, F. Murphy, J. Poulter, P. Rowe, B. Sneazwell, L. Wescott
Richmond
A. Geddes (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, D. Don, L. Gallagher, D. Harris, D. Hayes, M. Hislop, F. Kight, D. Lilburne, D. Lynch, B. McCormack, F. O'Brien, T. O'Halloran, B. O'Neill, G. Rudolph, J. Spain, H. Weidner
Collingwood (6.13.49) were defeated by Richmond (7.13.55).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (4), H. Collier, P. Rowe
Richmond: D. Lynch (3), A. Geddes (2), F. Kight, G. Rudolph
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Richmond
Score:
6.13.49 - 7.13.55
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 6 | 1 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Margin | RICH by 3 | COLL by 9 | RICH by 8 | RICH by 6 | RICH by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Frank Hughes
(Richmond)
Captains:
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood),
Allan Geddes
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Kain
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Beasley, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | MacLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Morelli, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Muir, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rowe, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Sneazwell, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 13 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hislop, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kight, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Lynch, Dave | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Neill, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Spain, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 13 | |||