1927 VFL Round 8: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1927 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1927 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Horrie Mason captained the hosts.
Bert Chadwick captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by George Heinz and the visitors were coached by Bert Chadwick.
St Kilda
H. Mason (capt.), R. Bence, B. Carr, J. Dalton, J. Forty, C. Gambetta, W. Gunnyon, S. Hepburn, F. Hutchesson, J. Keddie, R. Leaper, G. Lomer, H. Matthews, H. Neill, F. Phillips, T. Roberts, E. Sanneman, F. Scully
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, B. Johnson, T. McConville, L. Meade, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, F. Vine, I. Warne-Smith, H. White
St Kilda (8.7.55) were defeated by Melbourne (15.15.105).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: C. Gambetta (2), F. Scully (2), S. Hepburn, R. Leaper, H. Neill, E. Sanneman
Melbourne: H. Davie (3), T. McConville (3), H. Dunbar (2), F. Vine (2), J. Abernethy, J. Davidson, C. Deane, I. Warne-Smith, H. White
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 June 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Margin | STKL by 25 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 50 | MELB by 50 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
George Heinz
(St Kilda),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Horrie Mason
(St Kilda),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Barlow
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dalton, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Forty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Gunnyon, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hepburn, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hutchesson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Keddie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Leaper, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lomer, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mason, Horrie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Neill, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Roberts, Tasman | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Sanneman, Ed | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Scully, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 7 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McConville, Tommy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Meade, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 15 | |||