1927 VFL Round 7: Collingwood v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1927 between Collingwood and St Kilda during round 7 of the 1927 VFL season. Collingwood hosted St Kilda at Victoria Park. Syd Coventry captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by George Heinz.

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), G. Beasley, J. Beveridge, H. Chesswas, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, F. Murphy, J. Poulter, P. Rowe, H. Rumney, B. Sneazwell, L. Wescott

St Kilda
R. Bence, H. Brown, B. Carr, E. Cormack, J. Dalton, B. Day, J. Fidler, J. Forty, C. Gambetta, W. Gunnyon, F. Hutchesson, R. Leaper, G. Lomer, G. Lucas, H. Matthews, T. Roberts, E. Sanneman, F. Scully

Collingwood (25.19.169) defeated St Kilda (7.15.57).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (11), H. Rumney (4), H. Collier (3), J. Harris (3), F. Murphy (3), P. Rowe
St Kilda: C. Gambetta (3), J. Fidler, G. Lomer, E. Sanneman, F. Scully

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Collingwood v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 11 June 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. St Kilda
Score: 25.19.169 - 7.15.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 4 . 5 11 . 6 15 . 11 25 . 19 25 . 19 (169)
St Kilda 3 . 3 4 . 7 6 . 13 7 . 15 7 . 15 (57)
Margin COLL by 8 COLL by 41 COLL by 52 COLL by 112 COLL by 112
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), George Heinz (St Kilda)
Captains: Syd Coventry (Collingwood), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Coffey

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Beasley, George ? ? 0 ?
2 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
4 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Harry ? ? 3 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 11 ?
8 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 Harris, John ? ? 3 ?
14 Libbis, Billy ? ? 0 ?
15 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
16 Milburn, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Murphy, Frank ? ? 3 ?
18 Poulter, Joe ? ? 0 ?
22 Rowe, Percy ? ? 1 ?
24 Rumney, Harold ? ? 4 ?
27 Sneazwell, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 25 19

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Bence, Roy ? ? 0 ?
5 Brown, Harry ? ? 0 ?
13 Carr, Barney ? ? 0 ?
24 Cormack, Eric ? ? 0 ?
3 Dalton, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Day, Bert ? ? 0 ?
29 Fidler, Jack ? ? 1 ?
22 Forty, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Gambetta, Cyril ? ? 3 ?
28 Gunnyon, Wal ? ? 0 ?
23 Hutchesson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Leaper, Roy ? ? 0 ?
14 Lomer, George ? ? 1 ?
30 Lucas, George ? ? 0 ?
8 Matthews, Harold ? ? 0 ?
4 Roberts, Tasman ? ? 0 ?
25 Sanneman, Ed ? ? 1 ?
19 Scully, Frank ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 15

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