1927 VFL Season Round 3: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1927 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round three of the 1927 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the MCG. Bert Chadwick captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

Melbourne (13.15.93) defeated Fitzroy (8.11.59).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 13.15.93 - 8.11.59

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

Melbourne

Captain: Bert Chadwick
Coach: Bert Chadwick

Fitzroy

Captain: unknown
Coach: Vic Belcher

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

W. Osborne

Goal Umpires

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

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