1927 VFL Round 8: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1927 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 8 of the 1927 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Len Wigraft captained the hosts. Charlie Pannam captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.

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

South Melbourne
C. Pannam (capt.), B. Avery, A. Barlow, B. Berryman, M. Brown, H. Clarke, B. Condon, R. Fairley, J. Ferguson, A. Jacobsen, T. Johnson, H. McKay, J. Petchell, C. Pettiona, A. Robertson, J. Scanlan, L. Thomas, L. Woodfield

Fitzroy (14.11.95) defeated South Melbourne (11.14.80).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (7), J. Cashman (4), T. Corrigan, R. Milne, L. Wigraft
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (4), M. Brown (2), H. Clarke, B. Condon, R. Fairley, J. Petchell, J. Scanlan

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) and South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 18 June 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. South Melbourne
Score: 14.11.95 - 11.14.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 2 6 . 8 10 . 11 14 . 11 14 . 11 (95)
South Melbourne 3 . 6 6 . 7 8 . 11 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Margin SMLB by 4 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 12 FITZ by 15 FITZ by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Vic Belcher (Fitzroy), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)
Captains: Len Wigraft (Fitzroy), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Netherton

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bols, Lou ? ? 0 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 4 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 0 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
8 Costigan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
18 Foley, Steve ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
35 Millen, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Milne, Roy ? ? 1 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 7 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
34 Toovey, Claude ? ? 0 ?
33 White, Bert ? ? 0 ?
10 Wigraft, Len (c) ? ? 1 ?
32 Williams, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
23 Wood, Lockie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 11

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Avery, Bert ? ? 0 ?
4 Barlow, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
7 Berryman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Brown, Martin ? ? 2 ?
33 Clarke, Harry ? ? 1 ?
21 Condon, Bill ? ? 1 ?
15 Fairley, Rolland ? ? 1 ?
27 Ferguson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Jacobsen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 4 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
1 Pannam, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
22 Petchell, Jack ? ? 1 ?
31 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
30 Robertson, Austin ? ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 1 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
29 Woodfield, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 14

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