1927 VFL Round 9: Essendon v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1927 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1927 VFL season. Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill. Frank Maher captained the hosts. Charlie Pannam captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Maher and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.

Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, G. Campbell, S. Carman, R. Dodd, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, B. Hudd, H. Hunter, L. Irving, M. James, J. Kidd, J. Quinn, N. Simpson, G. Stockdale, P. Walsh, R. Watt

South Melbourne
C. Pannam (capt.), A. Barlow, B. Berryman, T. Bourke, M. Brown, R. Cazaly, R. Fairley, J. Ferguson, T. Johnson, C. McDonald, H. McKay, J. Petchell, A. Robertson, J. Scanlan, C. Stanbridge, L. Thomas, D. Wheelahan, L. Woodfield

Essendon (12.12.84) were defeated by South Melbourne (15.9.99).

Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Dodd (5), N. Beckton (2), J. Harrison (2), F. Maher (2), N. Simpson
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (4), C. Pannam (4), R. Cazaly (3), A. Barlow (2), J. Ferguson, J. Petchell

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 11th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Essendon v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 25 June 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by South Melbourne
Score: 12.12.84 - 15.9.99

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 5 5 . 10 10 . 10 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
South Melbourne 3 . 3 8 . 5 11 . 6 15 . 9 15 . 9 (99)
Margin SMLB by 4 SMLB by 13 SMLB by 2 SMLB by 15 SMLB by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Maher (Essendon), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)
Captains: Frank Maher (Essendon), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 2 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
11 Carman, Syd ? ? 0 ?
16 Dodd, Rupe ? ? 5 ?
12 Gregory, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
13 Harrison, Joe ? ? 2 ?
4 Hudd, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
2 Irving, Les ? ? 0 ?
31 James, Mal ? ? 0 ?
27 Kidd, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 2 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Simpson, Norm ? ? 1 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 12

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Barlow, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
7 Berryman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Bourke, Ted ? ? 0 ?
14 Brown, Martin ? ? 0 ?
11 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 3 ?
15 Fairley, Rolland ? ? 0 ?
27 Ferguson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 4 ?
28 McDonald, Charles ? ? 0 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
1 Pannam, Charlie (c) ? ? 4 ?
22 Petchell, Jack ? ? 1 ?
30 Robertson, Austin ? ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
9 Stanbridge, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
34 Wheelahan, Danny ? ? 0 ?
29 Woodfield, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 15 9

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