1927 VFL Round 9: St Kilda v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1927 between St Kilda and North Melbourne during round 9 of the 1927 VFL season. St Kilda hosted North Melbourne at Junction Oval. Horrie Mason captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by George Heinz and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.

St Kilda
H. Mason (capt.), R. Bence, H. Brown, E. Cormack, W. Gunnyon, S. Hepburn, F. Hutchesson, J. Keddie, R. Leaper, G. Lomer, G. Lucas, H. Matthews, H. Neill, F. Phillips, T. Roberts, E. Sanneman, F. Scully, J. Shelton

North Melbourne
S. Barker, C. Cameron, J. Dowling, L. Dwyer, J. Gregory, C. Healy, A. Lambe, J. Lewis, J. Lovett, A. Lowe, B. Lynch, B. McDowell, F. Metcalf, J. O'Sullivan, M. Pitchford, B. Russ, C. Tyson, D. Watson

St Kilda (15.7.97) defeated North Melbourne (13.10.88).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Shelton (6), G. Lomer (2), E. Sanneman (2), R. Bence, F. Hutchesson, G. Lucas, T. Roberts, F. Scully
North Melbourne: F. Metcalf (4), J. Dowling (3), B. McDowell (2), J. Lewis, M. Pitchford, B. Russ, C. Tyson

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) and North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: St Kilda v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 25 June 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. North Melbourne
Score: 15.7.97 - 13.10.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 6 . 1 10 . 3 14 . 6 15 . 7 15 . 7 (97)
North Melbourne 2 . 2 6 . 4 10 . 5 13 . 10 13 . 10 (88)
Margin STKL by 23 STKL by 23 STKL by 25 STKL by 9 STKL by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: George Heinz (St Kilda), Syd Barker (North Melbourne)
Captains: Horrie Mason (St Kilda), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Osborne

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Bence, Roy ? ? 1 ?
5 Brown, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Cormack, Eric ? ? 0 ?
28 Gunnyon, Wal ? ? 0 ?
26 Hepburn, Stan ? ? 0 ?
23 Hutchesson, Frank ? ? 1 ?
6 Keddie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Leaper, Roy ? ? 0 ?
14 Lomer, George ? ? 2 ?
30 Lucas, George ? ? 1 ?
18 Mason, Horrie (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Matthews, Harold ? ? 0 ?
28 Neill, Harry ? ? 0 ?
9 Phillips, Fred ? ? 0 ?
4 Roberts, Tasman ? ? 1 ?
25 Sanneman, Ed ? ? 2 ?
19 Scully, Frank ? ? 1 ?
15 Shelton, Jack ? ? 6 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 15 7

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Barker, Syd ? ? 0 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
15 Dowling, John ? ? 3 ?
19 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
22 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
2 Lewis, Johnny ? ? 1 ?
16 Lovett, Joe ? ? 0 ?
8 Lowe, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
25 Lynch, Billy ? ? 0 ?
3 McDowell, Bill ? ? 2 ?
14 Metcalf, Fred ? ? 4 ?
4 O'Sullivan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Pitchford, Mac ? ? 1 ?
7 Russ, Bill ? ? 1 ?
33 Tyson, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
21 Watson, Don ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 10

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