1927 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1927 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1927 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Brunswick Street Oval.
Len Wigraft captained the hosts.
Horrie Mason captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by George Heinz.
Fitzroy
L. Wigraft (capt.), L. Bols, J. Cashman, C. Chapman, N. Cockram, G. Collins, T. Corrigan, F. Costigan, E. Elliott, S. Foley, T. Hickey, H. Jenkin, C. Kemp, J. Millen, J. Moriarty, J. O'Rourke, W. Reeve, C. Toovey
St Kilda
H. Mason (capt.), R. Bence, B. Carr, J. Forty, C. Gambetta, W. Gunnyon, S. Hepburn, F. Hutchesson, J. Keddie, R. Leaper, E. Loveless, G. Lucas, H. Matthews, F. Phillips, T. Roberts, E. Sanneman, F. Scully, J. Shelton
Fitzroy (13.14.92) defeated St Kilda (11.9.75).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (5), J. Cashman (4), C. Chapman, N. Cockram, G. Collins, J. O'Rourke
St Kilda: C. Gambetta (2), E. Sanneman (2), F. Scully (2), J. Shelton (2), H. Mason, F. Phillips, T. Roberts
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and St Kilda remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 21 May 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Margin | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 7 | FITZ by 20 | FITZ by 17 | FITZ by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Vic Belcher
(Fitzroy),
George Heinz
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Len Wigraft
(Fitzroy),
Horrie Mason
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Coffey
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bols, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cashman, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Chapman, Charles | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Cockram, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Collins, Goldie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Costigan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Elliott, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Foley, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Hickey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Kemp, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Millen, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Reeve, Willis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Toovey, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wigraft, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Forty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Gunnyon, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hepburn, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hutchesson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Keddie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Leaper, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Loveless, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Lucas, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mason, Horrie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Roberts, Tasman | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Sanneman, Ed | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Scully, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Shelton, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 9 | |||