1927 VFL Season Round 5: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1927 between St Kilda and Essendon during round five of the 1927 season of the Victorian Football League.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Horrie Mason captained the hosts.
Frank Maher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by George Heinz and the visitors were coached by Frank Maher.
St Kilda (14.7.91) defeated Essendon (12.10.82).
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 7 | (91) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | STKL by 24 | ESSE by 16 | STKL by 9 | STKL by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
St Kilda
Captain: Horrie MasonCoach: George Heinz
Essendon
Captain: Frank MaherCoach: Frank Maher
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Forty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Gunnyon, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hepburn, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hutchesson, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Keddie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Leaper, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lomer, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Lucas, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mason, Horrie (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Roberts, Tasman | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Sanneman, Ed | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Scully, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Wyatt, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 7 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Boyd, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Kidd, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Nash, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Speakman, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Watt, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 10 | |||