1927 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1927 between Richmond and Carlton during round 6 of the 1927 VFL season. Richmond hosted Carlton at Punt Road Oval. Allan Geddes captained the hosts. Horrie Clover captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Horrie Clover.

Richmond
A. Geddes (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, D. Don, L. Gallagher, D. Harris, D. Hayes, M. Hislop, D. Lilburne, D. Lynch, A. MacIsaac, B. McCormack, F. O'Brien, T. O'Halloran, G. Robinson, G. Rudolph, J. Spain, H. Weidner

Carlton
H. Clover (capt.), V. Arthur, T. Brewis, H. Carter, M. Connell, F. Donoghue, T. Downs, A. Duncan, H. Dunn, F. Gilby, G. Gough, G. Hawking, F. Irwin, L. Johnson, M. Johnson, J. Kelly, C. McSwain, J. Watson

Richmond (12.18.90) were defeated by Carlton (17.8.110).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Baggott (3), D. Lynch (3), T. O'Halloran (3), D. Hayes, A. MacIsaac, H. Weidner
Carlton: G. Gough (5), H. Carter (3), H. Clover (2), H. Dunn (2), L. Johnson (2), T. Brewis, T. Downs, G. Hawking

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Richmond v Carlton
Date: Monday 6 June 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 42,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Carlton
Score: 12.18.90 - 17.8.110

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 3 5 . 5 10 . 15 12 . 18 12 . 18 (90)
Carlton 3 . 2 8 . 4 12 . 4 17 . 8 17 . 8 (110)
Margin RICH by 7 CARL by 17 CARL by 1 CARL by 20 CARL by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Richmond), Horrie Clover (Carlton)
Captains: Allan Geddes (Richmond), Horrie Clover (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Barlow

Player Statistics

Richmond

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

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Arthur, Vin ? ? 0 ?
20 Brewis, Ted ? ? 1 ?
25 Carter, Harold ? ? 3 ?
1 Clover, Horrie (c) ? ? 2 ?
29 Connell, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
18 Donoghue, Frank ? ? 0 ?
28 Downs, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
32 Duncan, Alex ? ? 0 ?
16 Dunn, Harvey ? ? 2 ?
6 Gilby, Fred ? ? 0 ?
14 Gough, George ? ? 5 ?
9 Hawking, George ? ? 1 ?
21 Irwin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
5 Johnson, Les ? ? 2 ?
15 Johnson, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Joe ? ? 0 ?
3 McSwain, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
33 Watson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 17 8

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