1927 VFL Season Round 5: North Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1927 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round five of the 1927 season of the Victorian Football League. North Melbourne hosted Richmond at Arden Street Oval. Allan Geddes captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

North Melbourne (5.8.38) were defeated by Richmond (12.11.83).

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: North Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 28 May 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 5.8.38 - 12.11.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 3 3 . 7 4 . 8 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
Richmond 1 . 5 4 . 5 8 . 9 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Margin RICH by 2 RICH by 4 RICH by 25 RICH by 45 RICH by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Syd Barker

Richmond

Captain: Allan Geddes
Coach: Frank Hughes

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

I. Cesari

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Barker, Syd ? ? 0 ?
28 Bolt, George ? ? 0 ?
18 Davis, Norm ? ? 0 ?
19 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
22 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
2 Lewis, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
16 Lovett, Joe ? ? 1 ?
8 Lowe, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
25 Lynch, Billy ? ? 0 ?
30 Lynch, Jack ? ? 1 ?
14 Metcalf, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Pitchford, Mac ? ? 0 ?
7 Russ, Bill ? ? 1 ?
33 Tyson, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
21 Watson, Don ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 8

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 2 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 0 ?
23 Gallagher, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
20 Hayes, Doug ? ? 0 ?
19 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley ? ? 0 ?
33 Lynch, Dave ? ? 3 ?
24 MacIsaac, Angus ? ? 2 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
25 O'Brien, Frank ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
3 Robinson, George ? ? 1 ?
32 Rudolph, George ? ? 1 ?
11 Spain, Jim ? ? 1 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 11

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