1927 VFL Round 3: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1927 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 3 of the 1927 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
In the absence of Paddy Scanlan, vice-captain Allan Hopkins captained the hosts.
Clarrie Lethlean captained the visitors with Jim McCashney as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
Footscray
A. Hopkins (capt.), G. Anthony, F. Birnstihl, F. Bult, L. Chapple, B. Doolan, C. Gaudion, H. Johns, D. Johnstone, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, H. Neill, A. Outen, J. Sharpley, R. Thompson, D. Wallace, S. Whight, A. Whitfield
Hawthorn
Back:
P. Keary, G. Arnott, C. Sherer
Half-back:
J. Pickford, R. Naylor, E. Utting
Centre:
B. Calwell, J. McCashney (vice-capt.), J. Boothman
Half-forward:
C. Lonsdale, B. Hammond, C. Lethlean (capt.)
Forward:
N. Wells, B. Hyde, J. Sinclair
Follower:
B. Sellers, S. Stewart, T. Pool
Footscray (10.18.78) defeated Hawthorn (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Hopkins (5), A. Whitfield (2), H. Johns, I. McAlpine, D. Wallace
Hawthorn: C. Lonsdale (2), B. Hyde, C. Lethlean, R. Naylor, J. Sinclair, E. Utting
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Hawthorn were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 2 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | HWTH by 16 | FOOT by 8 | HWTH by 6 | FOOT by 26 | FOOT by 26 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Dan Minogue
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
Clarrie Lethlean
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Jim McCashney
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Netherton
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anthony, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 8 | Birnstihl, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bult, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Doolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopkins, Allan (ac) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 11 | Johns, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Neill, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sharpley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wallace, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Whight, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Whitfield, Archie | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 18 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Arnott, George | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Boothman, Jack | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Calwell, Bert | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Hammond, Bob | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hyde, Bert | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Keary, Pat | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lethlean, Clarrie (c) | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Lonsdale, Clarrie | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | McCashney, Jim (vc) | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Naylor, Reg | CHB | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Pickford, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Sellers, Bob | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sherer, Charlie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Sinclair, Jim | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Stewart, Stuart | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Utting, Ernie | HBFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| Wells, Norm | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 10 | |||
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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| 23 | P. Keary | 5 | G. Arnott | 27 | C. Sherer |
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| 15 | J. Pickford | 31 | R. Naylor | 12 | E. Utting |
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| 26 | B. Calwell | 8 | J. McCashney (vc) | 6 | J. Boothman |
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| 29 | C. Lonsdale | 21 | B. Hammond | 16 | C. Lethlean (c) | 19 | T. Pool |
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| N. Wells | 20 | B. Hyde | 2 | J. Sinclair |
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