1927 VFL Round 5: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1927 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 5 of the 1927 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
Charlie Pannam captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, B. Doolan, C. Gaudion, R. Greenhalgh, H. Johns, D. Johnstone, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, A. Outen, C. Rowe, R. Thompson, F. Ulbrick, G. Valentine, D. Wallace, J. Wunhym
South Melbourne
C. Pannam (capt.), A. Barlow, J. Barnes, B. Berryman, T. Bourke, M. Brown, R. Cazaly, B. Condon, R. Fairley, J. Ferguson, T. Johnson, C. McDonald, H. McKay, A. Robertson, J. Scanlan, B. Sutton, D. Wheelahan, L. Woodfield
Footscray (7.13.55) defeated South Melbourne (6.13.49).
Goalkickers
Footscray: I. McAlpine (4), N. McDonald (2), A. Hopkins
South Melbourne: R. Cazaly (2), T. Johnson (2), R. Fairley, A. Robertson
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) and South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
7.13.55 - 6.13.49
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Margin | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Charlie Pannam
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Charlie Pannam
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Coffey
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Doolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Johns, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ulbrick, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Valentine, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wallace, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Wunhym, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 13 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Barlow, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Barnes, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Berryman, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bourke, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cazaly, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Condon, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Fairley, Rolland | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Ferguson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Johnson, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | McDonald, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McKay, Hec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pannam, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Scanlan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Sutton, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Wheelahan, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Woodfield, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 13 | |||