1927 VFL Round 4: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1927 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1927 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Frank Maher captained the hosts.
Bert Chadwick captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Maher and the visitors were coached by Bert Chadwick.
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, J. Boyd, G. Campbell, S. Carman, B. Carruthers, T. Clarke, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, H. Hunter, B. Kavanagh, J. Kidd, N. McSweeney, J. Quinn, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti, Rod Watt, Rowley Watt
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, F. Dick, H. Dunbar, T. McConville, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, F. Vine, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman
Essendon (8.12.60) were defeated by Melbourne (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Kavanagh (2), F. Maher (2), J. Boyd, J. Harrison, J. Quinn, J. Vosti
Melbourne: H. Davie (3), F. Vine (3), J. Davidson, H. Dunbar, T. McConville, H. Moyes, H. White
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 9th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 May 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | MELB by 2 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Maher
(Essendon),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Frank Maher
(Essendon),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Netherton
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Boyd, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Carman, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Carruthers, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Kavanagh, Ben | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Kidd, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Watt, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 12 | |||
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 | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Dick, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McConville, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 12 | |||