1927 VFL Round 8: Footscray v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1927 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 8 of the 1927 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval.
Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
Syd Coventry captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), T. Cahill, B. Doolan, C. Gaudion, R. Greenhalgh, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, J. Nunan, A. Outen, H. Power, C. Rowe, R. Thompson, F. Ulbrick, D. Wallace, S. Whight, G. Woodman, J. Wunhym
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), J. Beveridge, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, 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
Footscray (4.12.36) were defeated by Collingwood (7.16.58).
Goalkickers
Footscray: N. McDonald (2), T. Cahill, D. Wallace
Collingwood: G. Coventry (4), H. Collier (2), H. Rumney
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 9th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 18 June 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
4.12.36 - 7.16.58
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 12 | 4 | . | 12 | (36) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 16 | (58) |
| Margin | COLL by 22 | COLL by 13 | COLL by 42 | COLL by 22 | COLL by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
unknown
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Coffey
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Cahill, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Doolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Nunan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Power, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ulbrick, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wallace, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Whight, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Woodman, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Wunhym, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 12 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Milburn, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rowe, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Sneazwell, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 16 | |||