1927 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1927 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 9 of the 1927 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Bert Chadwick captained the hosts.
Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, H. Davie, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, L. Meade, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, F. Vine, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, F. Bult, T. Cahill, B. Doolan, R. Greenhalgh, D. Johnstone, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, A. Outen, H. Power, C. Rowe, R. Thompson, D. Wallace, G. Woodman, J. Wunhym
Melbourne (10.13.73) defeated Footscray (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Davie (4), F. Vine (2), C. Deane, H. Dunbar, H. Moyes, I. Warne-Smith
Footscray: A. Hopkins (3), F. Aked, I. McAlpine, C. Rowe, G. Woodman
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 25 June 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
15,171
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | FOOT by 12 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Netherton
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Meade, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 13 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bult, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Cahill, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Doolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Power, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wallace, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Woodman, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Wunhym, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 9 | |||