1927 VFL Season Round 4: Richmond v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1927 between Richmond and Footscray during round four of the 1927 season of the Victorian Football League. Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval. Allan Geddes captained the hosts. In the absence of Paddy Scanlan, vice-captain Allan Hopkins captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.

Richmond (13.22.100) defeated Footscray (3.12.30).

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Richmond v Footscray
Date: Saturday 21 May 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Footscray
Score: 13.22.100 - 3.12.30

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 3 6 . 13 11 . 19 13 . 22 13 . 22 (100)
Footscray 0 . 0 2 . 2 2 . 5 3 . 12 3 . 12 (30)
Margin RICH by 15 RICH by 35 RICH by 68 RICH by 70 RICH by 70
Duration

Honour Roll

Richmond

Captain: Allan Geddes
Coach: Frank Hughes

Footscray

Captain: Allan Hopkins (acting)
Coach: Paddy Scanlan

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 1 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 0 ?
6 Ford, Bill ? ? 1 ?
23 Gallagher, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
20 Hayes, Doug ? ? 2 ?
19 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
5 Kight, Frank ? ? 0 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley ? ? 0 ?
33 Lynch, Dave ? ? 6 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
25 O'Brien, Frank ? ? 1 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 O'Neill, Bob ? ? 0 ?
32 Rudolph, George ? ? 1 ?
11 Spain, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 22

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anthony, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
15 Bult, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Butler, Ted ? ? 0 ?
21 Chapple, Les ? ? 1 ?
23 Doolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Gaudion, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
2 Hopkins, Allan (ac) ? ? 1 ?
11 Johns, Harry ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnstone, Doug ? ? 0 ?
7 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
28 Neill, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Outen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
4 Sharpley, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Thompson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
13 Thompson, Sid ? ? 1 ?
25 Wallace, Don ? ? 0 ?
5 Whight, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 12

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