1927 VFL Round 3: St Kilda v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1927 between St Kilda and South Melbourne during round 3 of the 1927 VFL season. St Kilda hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval. Horrie Mason captained the hosts. Charlie Pannam captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by George Heinz and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.

St Kilda
H. Mason (capt.), R. Bence, B. Carr, J. Forty, C. Gambetta, W. Gunnyon, S. Hepburn, J. Keddie, R. Leaper, E. Loveless, G. Lucas, H. Matthews, F. Phillips, T. Roberts, E. Sanneman, F. Scully, L. Sharpe, J. Shelton

South Melbourne
C. Pannam (capt.), B. Avery, A. Barlow, J. Barnes, B. Berryman, T. Bourke, M. Brown, B. Condon, J. Ferguson, T. Johnson, H. McKay, J. Petchell, C. Pettiona, P. Reville, A. Robertson, J. Scanlan, B. Sutton, D. Wheelahan

St Kilda (8.15.63) defeated South Melbourne (7.13.55).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: F. Phillips (3), J. Shelton (2), R. Bence, J. Forty, T. Roberts
South Melbourne: B. Sutton (4), M. Brown, J. Ferguson, A. Robertson

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: St Kilda v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 14 May 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. South Melbourne
Score: 8.15.63 - 7.13.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 3 . 4 3 . 7 7 . 12 8 . 15 8 . 15 (63)
South Melbourne 2 . 2 5 . 9 6 . 11 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
Margin STKL by 8 SMLB by 14 STKL by 7 STKL by 8 STKL by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: George Heinz (St Kilda), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)
Captains: Horrie Mason (St Kilda), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Cesari
Goal Umpire: W. Stride

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Bence, Roy ? ? 1 ?
13 Carr, Barney ? ? 0 ?
22 Forty, Jack ? ? 1 ?
7 Gambetta, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
28 Gunnyon, Wal ? ? 0 ?
26 Hepburn, Stan ? ? 0 ?
6 Keddie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Leaper, Roy ? ? 0 ?
33 Loveless, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
30 Lucas, George ? ? 0 ?
18 Mason, Horrie (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Matthews, Harold ? ? 0 ?
9 Phillips, Fred ? ? 3 ?
4 Roberts, Tasman ? ? 1 ?
25 Sanneman, Ed ? ? 0 ?
19 Scully, Frank ? ? 0 ?
5 Sharpe, Lew ? ? 0 ?
15 Shelton, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 15

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Avery, Bert ? ? 0 ?
4 Barlow, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
29 Barnes, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Berryman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Bourke, Ted ? ? 0 ?
14 Brown, Martin ? ? 1 ?
21 Condon, Bill ? ? 0 ?
27 Ferguson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
1 Pannam, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
22 Petchell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
31 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
8 Reville, Peter ? ? 0 ?
30 Robertson, Austin ? ? 1 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
2 Sutton, Bert ? ? 4 ?
34 Wheelahan, Danny ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 13

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