1927 VFL 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 5 of the 1927 VFL season.
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
H. Mason (capt.), R. Bence, B. Carr, J. Forty, C. Gambetta, W. Gunnyon, S. Hepburn, F. Hutchesson, J. Keddie, R. Leaper, G. Lomer, G. Lucas, H. Matthews, F. Phillips, T. Roberts, E. Sanneman, F. Scully, C. Wyatt
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, J. Boyd, G. Campbell, T. Clarke, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, H. Hunter, J. Kidd, N. McSweeney, F. Nash, J. Quinn, B. Speakman, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti, Rod Watt, Rowley Watt
St Kilda (14.7.91) defeated Essendon (12.10.82).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: H. Mason (3), C. Gambetta (2), T. Roberts (2), E. Sanneman (2), R. Bence, S. Hepburn, F. Hutchesson, G. Lomer, F. Scully
Essendon: J. Vosti (3), N. Beckton (2), J. Quinn (2), G. Stockdale (2), J. Boyd, G. Campbell, R. Watt
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
George Heinz
(St Kilda),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Captains:
Horrie Mason
(St Kilda),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Barlow
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 | |||