1927 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1927 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1927 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Bert Chadwick captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, B. Johnson, H. Moyes, E. Shaw, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman
Fitzroy
L. Bols, J. Cashman, C. Chapman, N. Cockram, G. Collins, T. Corrigan, F. Costigan, S. Foley, G. Hellwig, T. Hickey, H. Jenkin, C. Kemp, G. McCracken, J. Millen, J. Moriarty, J. O'Rourke, W. Reeve, L. Warren
Melbourne (13.15.93) defeated Fitzroy (8.11.59).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Davie (4), H. Moyes (4), S. Wittman (3), J. Davidson, B. Johnson
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (4), T. Hickey (2), N. Cockram, J. O'Rourke
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 6th) and Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
14,931
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 34 | MELB by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Vic Belcher
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Osborne
Goal Umpire:
C. Dummett
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 34 | Shaw, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 15 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bols, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cashman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Chapman, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cockram, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Collins, Goldie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Costigan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Foley, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hellwig, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Hickey, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Kemp, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCracken, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Millen, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Reeve, Willis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Warren, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 11 | |||