1927 VFL Round 7: Hawthorn v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1927 between Hawthorn and Fitzroy during round 7 of the 1927 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Fitzroy at Glenferrie Oval. Clarrie Lethlean captained the hosts with Jim McCashney as vice-captain. Len Wigraft captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

Hawthorn
Back: P. Keary, R. Black, A. Crozier
Half-back: J. Pickford, B. Hammond, C. Sherer
Centre: J. McCashney (vice-capt.), E. Utting, F. Barker
Half-forward: J. Gill, F. Murphy, A. Priestley
Forward: B. Sellers, B. Hyde, J. Sinclair
Follower: C. Lethlean (capt.), S. Stewart, D. Logan

Fitzroy
L. Wigraft (capt.), A. Batchelor, L. Bols, J. Cashman, C. Chapman, N. Cockram, T. Corrigan, F. Costigan, S. Foley, G. McCracken, R. Milne, J. Moriarty, W. Reeve, C. Toovey, B. White, B. Williams, F. Williams, L. Wood

Hawthorn (11.11.77) were defeated by Fitzroy (15.13.103).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: B. Hyde (4), J. Gill (2), C. Lethlean, J. McCashney, F. Murphy, B. Sellers, J. Sinclair
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (8), J. Cashman (2), N. Cockram (2), C. Chapman, F. Costigan, G. McCracken

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Hawthorn v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 11 June 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 7,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Fitzroy
Score: 11.11.77 - 15.13.103

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 3 . 2 5 . 5 7 . 8 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Fitzroy 6 . 2 8 . 3 11 . 6 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Margin FITZ by 18 FITZ by 16 FITZ by 22 FITZ by 26 FITZ by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dan Minogue (Hawthorn), Vic Belcher (Fitzroy)
Captains: Clarrie Lethlean (Hawthorn), Len Wigraft (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Jim McCashney (Hawthorn), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Leheny

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Barker, Fred WR ? 0 ?
11 Black, Ron FB ? 0 ?
28 Crozier, Alec BPR ? 0 ?
14 Gill, Jack HFFL ? 2 ?
21 Hammond, Bob CHB ? 0 ?
20 Hyde, Bert FF ? 4 ?
23 Keary, Pat BPL ? 0 ?
16 Lethlean, Clarrie (c) RU ? 1 ?
3 Logan, Dick RO ? 0 ?
8 McCashney, Jim (vc) WL ? 1 ?
35 Murphy, Frank CHF ? 1 ?
15 Pickford, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
34 Priestley, Addis HFFR ? 0 ?
25 Sellers, Bob FPL ? 1 ?
27 Sherer, Charlie HBFR ? 0 ?
2 Sinclair, Jim FPR ? 1 ?
9 Stewart, Stuart RU ? 0 ?
12 Utting, Ernie C ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 11

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
1 Bols, Lou ? ? 0 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 2 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 1 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 2 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
8 Costigan, Frank ? ? 1 ?
18 Foley, Steve ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
14 Milne, Roy ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 8 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
34 Toovey, Claude ? ? 0 ?
33 White, Bert ? ? 0 ?
10 Wigraft, Len (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Williams, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
23 Wood, Lockie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 15 13

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

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: Dan Minogue
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






16 C. Lethlean (c)

2 J. Sinclair 20 B. Hyde 25 B. Sellers 9 S. Stewart

FORWARD 3 D. Logan

HALF-BACK













34 A. Priestley 35 F. Murphy 14 J. Gill



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













1 F. Barker 12 E. Utting 8 J. McCashney (vc) FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













27 C. Sherer 21 B. Hammond 15 J. Pickford



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













28 A. Crozier 11 R. Black 23 P. Keary



BACK



Fitzroy Coach: Vic Belcher